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Day Center Aide – Personal Care & Participant Support

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  • Job Title: Day Center Aide – Personal Care & Participant Support
  • Client: PACE at Hudson Headwaters

Location: Glens Falls, NY

Nearby areas: Queensbury, South Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, Fort Edward, Lake George, Saratoga Springs, Ballston Spa, Wilton, Moreau, Gansevoort, Corinth, Warrensburg, Granville, Whitehall, Schuylerville, Greenwich, Argyle, Salem

Pay: $21.50 per hour

Schedule: Full-Time • Monday–Friday • 8:00 AM–4:30 PM • No weekends • Non-exempt

About the role: Provide hands-on participant support and assist older adults throughout the day center with mobility, supervision, activities, meals, and appointment escorts to help maintain independence, dignity, and quality of life. Training is available.

Key responsibilities:

Assist with mobility support, ambulation, and transfers

Support recreational and social activities

Assist with meal service and feeding support

Support a safe and welcoming day center environment

Required qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED

  • Personal Care Certification or ability to meet training requirements
  • Home Health Aide (HHA) Certification accepted
  • Ability to complete competency training before working independently
  • Ability to work on-site Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Reliable transportation

Strong communication skills; compassion and patience when working with older adults

Ability to maintain confidentiality

  • Ability to perform physical job duties and assist with supervision, mobility, ambulation, transfers, recreation, meal support, and escorting participants
  • Ability to pass medical clearance requirements

Benefits

  • Full-time employment with Monday–Friday schedule and no weekend requirement
  • Six paid holidays included within PTO structure
  • Employer-paid BLS certification
  • Paid orientation and structured competency-based training
  • Career growth opportunities within an interdisciplinary team

Employer willing to train candidates with limited experience

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Responsibilities

  • Assist participants with daily activities and personal care
  • Provide participant supervision and safety monitoring
  • Escort participants to appointments as needed
  • Encourage participant independence, dignity, comfort, and engagement
  • Communicate participant concerns to the interdisciplinary care team
  • Assist with documentation and reporting