Memory Care Support Specialist

Bring your heart to work! Caring people make the difference at American Senior Communities!

Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., they are our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.

American Senior Communities has proudly delivered patient centered care since the year 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. As partners in senior care, we are not just doing a job, but following a calling.

Our commitment to our team members:

• Top competitive market wages
• Paid Time Off (PTO), holiday pay and *opportunities to earn additional PTO
• Access a portion of your earned wages before payday with PayActiv*
• Paid training, skills certification and career development support
• Medical, vision and dental insurance with Telehealth option
• Medical and dependent flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) retirement plan options
• Lucrative employee referral bonus program
• Tuition assistance and certification reimbursement*
• Continued education opportunities throughPurdue GlobalandO2NEscholarship program
• Employee assistance program and wellness support
• Retail, food and entertainment discounts, and so much more

*Terms and conditions apply

What will you be doing and how will you make a difference at American Senior Communities?

• Maintain, demonstrate, and forward a Person-Centered Approach to resident care within the Memory Care Center environment.
• Ensure the delivery of compassionate quality of care approach to residents.
• Assist team to effectively manage resident behavioral expressions and interventions through a non-pharmacological and person-centered approach.
• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team in the development and maintenance of the social service and activity portions of the plan of care for each resident.
• Interact with residents and family members to educate about dementia, answer questions, and resolve concerns.
• Observe and provide staff education on Alzheimer disease progression.
• Interpret and evaluate program policy and procedures.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in a related field preferred (psychology, social work, sociology, recreational therapy).
• Activities Director certification preferred.
• Minimum of three years human services experience with two years working with dementia or Alzheimers care/patients preferred.
• Demonstrates C.A.R.E. values to our residents, family members, customers, and staff.

We are Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity