Personal Care Aide

As a Personal Care Aide at Bethany Village, your responsibilities will include assisting residents with daily living activities like bathing and dressing, helping with transportation to medical appointments, checking vital signs, and answering call lights to ensure residents' needs are met promptly.

To qualify for the Personal Care Aide position at Bethany Village, you must hold a high school diploma or equivalent, be at least 18 years old, and demonstrate a genuine passion for providing compassionate care to older adults. Relevant experience is preferred but not mandatory.

As a Personal Care Aide at Bethany Village, you can expect to work full-time on the 2nd shift, totaling 64 hours per pay period. There are also PRN positions available for those seeking more flexible hours.

Bethany Village offers a range of generous benefits to Personal Care Aides, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401K plan with matching contributions, paid time off, and paid holidays, enhancing your overall employment experience.

After submitting your application for the Personal Care Aide position at Bethany Village, you will receive an invitation from our partner, Arena, to complete a short questionnaire. This step is essential to help us understand you better and move forward in the application process.

When answering this question, share specific examples of your previous roles, how you provided care, built relationships with residents, and managed any challenges you faced. Highlight your passion for elderly care.

Discuss your approach to patience, empathy, and communication. Provide an example where you successfully managed a similar situation, emphasizing the importance of understanding the resident's perspective.

Talk about your adherence to safety protocols, your training regarding resident assistance, and how you monitor signs of distress or discomfort while providing care.

Share your strategies for effective time management, such as assessing needs, tackling the most urgent tasks first, and maintaining communication with the team for seamless care.

Express your passion for helping others, your desire to make a positive impact on residents' lives, and how being part of a caring team aligns with your personal and professional goals.

Talk about empathy, patience, and communication skills. Share how these qualities can help build trust and rapport with residents.

Discuss tools or methods you use to keep track of your duties, such as checklists or digital reminders, and how they help ensure you provide thorough care to residents.

Share a specific story that showcases your dedication, emphasizing the positive outcome for the resident and how it made a difference in their day-to-day life.

Express the importance of monitoring vital signs and changes in behavior, and detail the steps you would take, including reporting to a charge nurse and involving other team members.

Highlight collaboration, the need for continuity of care, and how effective communication ensures that all team members are informed about resident needs and changes.