Job Description

HARBOR HOUSE MINISTRIES 

Job Description 

POSITION TITLE: Resident/ Lead Resident Aide

RESPONSIBLE TO: Home Supervisor/Executive Director

Position Summary: Provides Harbor House residents with personal care and other assistance with activities of daily living as outlined by resident care plans and doctor's orders. Administers treatments and medication as trained and as appropriate. Supervises Resident Aides on shift. Works cooperatively with other team members to ensure excellent service is provided to residents and their families. 

Qualifications:

Resident Aide :

1. Must be 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or GED

2. Possesses strong interpersonal communication skills

3. Dresses and behaves in a professional manner, follows dress code

4. Able to perform shift work including weekends and holidays

5. Able to work autonomously and as a team member

Lead Resident Aide Additional Qualifications:

1. Works under the Resident Aide job description

2. Must be certified as a medical assistant, CNA or possess a minimum of 6 months experience with Harbor House Ministries

3. Must be capable of dispensing medications as proven by skills testing

4. Must be recommended by Home Supervisor for Lead Resident Aide position

5. Is mandated to stay until replacement Lead Aide arrives and shift is at safe staffing level

Basic Objectives and Responsibilities:

1. Provide residents with personal care and assistance with activities of daily living, including therapy pool

2. Assist residents with carrying out physical, spiritual, and behavioral (when applicable) care plans

3. Administer medications and treatments consistent with doctor's orders

4. Supervise Resident Aides on assigned shifts to ensure job tasks are completed in an exemplary manner

5. Ensure proper documentation and record keeping is maintained. Basic computer skills needed.

6. Complete housekeeping, dietary and day programming tasks as needed to meet resident needs

7. Interact professionally with other staff, visitors, and family members

8. Comply with company policies, standards, and licensing rules

9. Perform other tasks as requested by the Lead Aide/Home Supervisor

Physical Requirements:

1. Able to lift 50 lbs. either alone or more as part of a two-person assist, at times repetitively

2. Have unlimited bending and stooping capacities including but not limited to:

--as part of a one- or two-person team assist a resident off the floor

--assisting a resident out of a couch or chair

--able to pivot while bearing the weight of a resident

3.   Sighted to be able to read small print and handwriting

4. Able to hear in order to communicate over the telephone and in person

5. Able to speak in order to communicate over the telephone and in person

6. Cognitively able to reason and solve complex problems. e.g.: CPR/Rescue, Trauma-informed care.

7. Possess fine motor skills so as to be able to write reports and complete all resident cares as written  

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS – Resident Aide /Lead Resident Aide

1. Provide personal hygiene to residents including assistance with teeth brushing, peri care, showering and bathing, as well as other personal hygiene needs. 

2. Provide assistance to residents with toileting and/or use of incontinence products. 

3. Provide assistance to residents with getting dressed and/or undressed. 

4. Provide assistance to residents with personal grooming tasks such as shaving, clipping fingernails and toenails, manicures, brushing, combing and styling hair, application of makeup, and other grooming tasks requested by residents. 

5. Assist residents with carrying out spiritual care plans including accompanying to church, praying before meals/bedtime, participating in devotions etc. 

6. Administer medications and treatments as directed by the Home Supervisor and as ordered by residents' physicians.

7. Supervise Resident Aides on scheduled shifts.

8. Assist residents with ambulation and transfers. 

9. Complete housekeeping tasks including bed-making, setting and clearing tables, cleaning dining room, vacuuming, trash collection and disposal, wheelchair/walker/other special equipment cleaning, bathrooms, shower rooms, dusting, mopping floors, tidying rooms. Also, provide laundry tasks including collecting and sorting soiled items, launder and dry items, fold clean clothing and linens, distribute and store laundered items and other laundry tasks as necessary.

10. Dietary tasks include preparing, assisting, and serving meals and snacks. Cleaning tasks include cleaning and straightening cupboards, mopping floors, cleaning countertops, loading, and unloading dishwasher, washing pots and pans, cleaning machines and equipment, cleaning adjacent common areas to kitchen. Restocking storage cupboards with paper products and other items from pantry and storage closets. Collect and dispose of trash and other tasks as necessary. 

11. Day programming tasks including encouraging residents to reach individual goals of mobility, independence, communication, sensory and community integration, as well as escorting residents to/from events and activities. Assist residents with daily chores and guide volunteers in activities with residents.

12. Answer phone and transfer calls or take messages as appropriate. 

13. Provide documentation including shift report on each resident, charting of treatments and medications administered, incident/accident reports, witness reports, and other documentation as required.

14. Interact with residents, family, and staff in a courteous, professional and helpful manner. 

15. Attend mandatory staff meetings and in-services. 

16. Regular predictable attendance is required.

 17. Computer skills are essential for the job of doing e-charting. 

Although every attempt has been made to make this job function list as complete as possible, there may be other tasks not described above which may become necessary for the Resident Aide/Lead Resident Aide to perform.

Rev 10/2025

Note: Bold items relate to functions of Lead Resident Aide only.

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