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POSITION SUMMARY:
This is an exempt position responsible for planning, coordinating, facilitating, and supervising the daily social, recreational, and therapeutic activities for the elderly. This position ensures that the nutrition and socialization needs of elderly clients are being addressed. In addition, this position works in conjunction with Site Coordinators and Volunteers at the program using a multidisciplinary approach for the provision of services. All duties and responsibilities must be completed in accordance with agency policy, and procedures, Alliance for Aging, federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, and other regulatory guidelines. The Incumbent in this position demonstrates sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Nutrition Services:
Examines food items for freshness, quality, and temperatures.
Refuses all items that do not meet established guidelines.
Stores meals in food warmers, refrigerator and/or freezer at a designated temperature.
Communicates with delivery personnel and subsequently team leader when orders are incomplete.
Ensures food items are at allowable temperatures prior to serving, by taking the temperature of catered food and documenting the same.
Handles food following safe food handling and sanitation regulations.
Serves appropriate menu portions.
Completes documentation to include but not limited to; the number of meals served, activity attendance, meal delivery records, and menu substitutions.
Maintains the inventory of kitchen supplies for appropriate replenishment of depleted items.
Properly dispose of leftover food.
Cleans and sanitizes all dinnerware, pots/pans, and any other utensils or equipment used in meal service according to regulatory guidelines.
Ensures the kitchen, storage areas, and warming/refrigeration units are clean at all times.
Performs maintenance activities related to cleaning
Socialization Services:
Creates and maintains a caring, safe, and clean service environment for meal sites.
Responsible for developing and implementing monthly activity calendars consisting of multiple varied activities that match the multiple functioning levels of the participants and grant participants the option in the activity of choice.
Develops monthly newsletters covering topics of participants’ interest and of benefit to their overall well-being.
Coordinate and facilitate all social, educational, recreational, and therapeutic activities according to the planned monthly activities calendar.
Responsible for introducing new innovative activities which promote and support the maintenance of the physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities of participants served.
Responsible for the coordination and implementation of all special events.
Responsible for completing monthly activities reports, including detailed information about center activities. The report must include photos of activities and participation sign-in sheets.
Complete consumer intake, assessment, service plans, and all other documentation as needed as per agency and other regulatory body requirements.
Outreach:
Recruitment of potential clients, volunteers, and goods or services through community outreach using various resources
Actively engaged with community providers
Responsible for the recruitment of center volunteers.
Develop and network with community resources that enhance center activities and resources.
Risk Management and Quality Assurance:
Completes and submits timely and accurate Significant Incident Reports, and any other required documentation as per Catholic Charities guidelines, state licensing requirements, Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, and COA Standards.
Responsible for following up on all incidents reported timely and accurately.
Participates monthly in the fire drill.
Participates in the Performance Quality Improvement process.
Monitors the compliance of safety and health precautions and monitors staff compliance according to all governing bodies’ policies and procedures.
Must be available to work beyond your regular schedule in crisis situations or if there is a declared agency emergency.
Additional Duties:
Participates in all related trainings, in-services, and staff meetings as required by COA and funding /licensing sources.
Attends mandatory conferences and trainings as scheduled for professional development.
Incumbent will comply with all policies, procedures, and requirements necessary to perform the functions of this position.
Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Physical Demands:
Work requires physical exertion as kitchens and bathrooms may need to be cleaned, and dining areas swept and mopped.
Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
Must maintain reliable transportation to ensure the ability to travel to various sites and meetings in the community. Travel required within Miami-Dade County
Educational & Experiential Requirements:
Associate degree in social services, or in a related area of study from an accredited college or university
Obtain food handler certification within 90 days.
Bilingual: English / Spanish required
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 contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)