DEMENTIA COACH

LifePath is a mission-driven, collaborative, and community-focused human services agency seeking to hire a Per Diem Dementia Coach!

Join our caring and compassionate team!  In this per diem positions, the Dementia Coach provides information and resources to individuals and caregivers to develop skills necessary to manage the symptoms of the disease and to improve quality of life in home and community-based settings. The Dementia Coach helps individuals and caregivers understand the progression of the disease as well as develop skills to assist with communication, behavior management, structuring the environment, creating therapeutic activities and planning for future care needs. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor degree in Social Work or related field preferred and two years’ experience doing home-based casework with individuals with dementia and their caregivers preferred. Habilitation therapy certification. 

• Strong Clinical Skills: Conducts person-centered assessments; sets and monitors goals; implements treatment plans.   
• Emotional Intelligence & Empathy: Shows understanding and care in responding to the emotional state and ideas of another person.
• Coaching: understands the change process and works with an individual to make change.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Listens and conveys information verbally and in writing to a wide range of people. 
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Objectively analyzes and evaluates information to make informed decisions and formulate plans based on knowledge of resources and person-centered options.  
• Time Management & Flexibility: Ability to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, set goals, and develop systems for achieving those goals and meeting deadlines.
• Documentation & Computer Proficiency: Navigates electronic database and writes clinical notes. Intermediate application of Google suite skills. Competence in virtual platforms such as Zoom/Google Meets.  
• Cultural Sensitivity: Shows respect for and is responsive to the values, beliefs, practices, and experiences of others. 

Please submit your cover letter and resume. 

LifePath is deeply committed to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusiveness. Bilingual, minorities, women and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply. EOE/AA

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Schedules in-person, virtual, or telephonic sessions for dementia coaching and follow-up as needed.   
• Assesses strengths, interests, and needs of the individual with memory loss and their caregiver.  
• Creates a plan of care that incorporates strategies for enhanced skill development to assist with communication, behavior management, structuring the environment, creating therapeutic activities and planning for future care needs. 
• Provides coaching to implement the plan of care.   
• Provides materials and resources to assist with implementing the plan of care.  
• Communicates with referring staff and others providing care as appropriate. 
• Maintains documentation according to agency procedure.
• Attends interdisciplinary case conferences.
• Prepares required reports and billing information. 
• Participates in agency trainings and meetings as required. Follows agency policy and procedures. 

SUPERVISION:  

The Dementia Coach reports to the Clinical Services Program Director.

 EFFORT AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Physical: 

Visual, speaking, auditory and mobile capacity necessary:

Capacity to see computer screen, read written material and drive a car.

Capacity to hear and speak and utilize cell phone.

Capacity to communicate verbally with consumers, caregivers, supervisors and managers.

Capacity for fine manipulation in the frequent use of equipment such as computers, copy machines, etc.

Capacity to climb stairs

Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.

Occasional reaching and grabbing objects with both hands, twisting of hand and wrist, and pushing and pulling of objects.

Occasional bending, squatting, and twisting to perform work functions.

Occasional capacity to lift up to 25 pounds.

Mental: 

Ability to understand and/or interpret complicated program instructions and laws.

Capacity to learn complicated computer software

Capacity to deal rationally and calmly with varying personalities

Capacity to work well in fast paced, rapidly changing environment.          

Environmental: 

Work is split between indoor office work and traveling outdoors to meetings, trainings and consumers’ homes. 

Must be able to tolerate odors and pollutants including but not limited to smoke, air fresheners, pet dander, personal odors, etc. from a variety of in-home conditions.

Must be able to tolerate by-products of office machine operation.

Must be able to tolerate heat and cold of seasonal changes and indoor temperatures.