Support Team Member – ASA or ASQ

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Support Team Member – ASA or ASQ

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Company description

Les EMS du Mandement Sàrl consists of 3 medico-social establishments:

• Résidence La Plaine accommodates 92 residents of AVS age dependent physically and mentally.
• Résidence Mandement accommodates 45 residents of AVS age.
• Villa Mandement accommodates 30 residents under 65 years old with mental disorders.

Our mission

Our mission is to animate and develop a living space, as well as to provide services that meet the needs and aspirations of residents and their relatives, respecting the standards, norms and ethics prevailing in the field.

Résidence La Plaine is looking for a Support Team Member, as soon as possible, on a permanent contract at 60-80%.

Job description

Résidence La Plaine, as part of increasing its staff, aims for an innovative mission focused on the residents’ daily rhythm.

To strengthen our support system, we are creating a dedicated team ensuring extended presence between 8am and 9pm or 10pm, according to 12-hour shifts.

Your mission

This versatile role combines care and animation skills. It is structured around three key times of the day:

Morning: care and support

You provide a full care group to residents, with the unit’s nursing team (5 to 7 residents).

• Nursing and hygiene care
• Assistance with mobilisation and transfers
• Support in daily living activities
• Observation of residents’ general condition
• Participation in transmitting useful information to the team

Afternoon: animation and social life

From 1:30pm to 5pm, you work outside of care, animate and support small groups of residents within a programme developed with ICUS and the animation manager:

• Therapeutic garden
• Walking group
• Cognitive stimulation activities
• Creative or occupational workshops
• Local animations on the floors

You also participate in developing and adapting this fixed animation schedule according to residents’ interests and abilities.

Evening: personalised support

You support a small group of residents (8 to 10 people maximum) who wish or need a more flexible and later rhythm:

• Support for a delayed evening meal
• Evening animations or convivial moments
• Individualised support
• Help with going to bed and comfort care as needed
• Respect for residents’ life habits and choices

Profile sought

Required conditions

• Holder of an AFP ASA (not obtained by VAE) or equivalent recognised qualification, ASQ (DEAS)
• Current activity rate of 60 to 80%
• Availability for staggered hours (8:00am to 10:00pm to be defined)

Expected skills

Care skills

• Excellent mastery of nursing care
• Ability to organise and prioritise work autonomously
• Knowledge of person-centred approach
• Ability to observe, transmit and document encountered situations

Animation skills

• Strong interest in animation and social life of residents
• Ability to lead a small group activity
• Creativity and initiative
• Ability to adapt activities to participants’ abilities and desires
• Aptitude to encourage participation and maintain social links

Personal qualities sought

We are looking for professionals who are:

• Versatile and flexible
• Autonomous while appreciating teamwork
• Capable of adapting to residents’ rhythms and wishes, placing this objective at the centre of their concerns
• Possessing excellent interpersonal skills
• Patient and attentive
• Dynamic, creative and proactive
• Comfortable with change and organisational innovation

NB: as this Support team is under development, expect modifications to the project as it is implemented. Working hours and the structure of the typical day may evolve gradually.

Our objective

This new mission aims to offer more individualised and flexible support, respectful of residents’ life habits and choices.

We want to enable each resident to live their day according to their own rhythm, while benefiting from quality support from morning until bedtime.

Application details and address

Do you enjoy diverse tasks, autonomy and want to contribute to an innovative project serving residents? Join us!

If interested, please send:

• CV
• Cover letter
• Diploma
• Work certificates

We look forward to receiving your applications!