CNA/ Program Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Join Our Team at Iona Senior Services!

CNA /  Program Specialist 

Adult Day Health Center | Washington DC | Full-Time Monday to Friday | No Evenings, Weekends or Holidays 

Make Every Day Meaningful!

Are you a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant who also enjoys helping older adults stay active, engaged, and connected?

Iona Senior Services is seeking a patient, dependable, and creative CNA / Program Specialist to join our Washington Home Adult Day Health Center. In this role, you will provide personal care and assistance with daily living while leading engaging activities for older adults with diverse physical and cognitive abilities, including individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease, effects of stroke, and intellectual disabilities.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to combine caregiving with creativity, relationship-building, and meaningful daily interaction.

What You’ll Do:Provide Compassionate, Person-Centered Care

• Assist participants with activities of daily living, including toileting, eating, mobility, and personal care.

• Support safe transfers, food safety, and other healthcare standards.

• Observe participants and promptly report changes in health or behavior to the Clinical Nurse Manager.

• Provide conversation, reassurance, and one-on-one emotional support to participants experiencing anxiety.

Create Engaging Daily Experiences

• Plan and facilitate meaningful individual, small-group, and large-group activities.

• Lead programs such as exercise groups, art activities, discussions, games, and presentations.

• Use PowerPoint and other audiovisual materials to enhance programming.

• Adapt activities and communication styles to participants’ different interests, cognitive abilities, and physical strengths.

• Collaborate with staff and volunteers to encourage participant involvement throughout the day.

Support Center Operations

• Assist with dining services, including receiving food deliveries, checking temperatures and orders, serving meals, clearing tables, and washing dishes.

• Check refrigerators for proper labeling and expired items.

• Help maintain clean, welcoming program spaces, offices, kitchens, and supply areas.

• Assist with coordinating participants’ daily transportation.

• Serve as a morning or afternoon bus escort when assigned.

• Operate a program vehicle when assigned and qualified to do so.

• Complete required documentation accurately and on time, including Medicaid compliance and program records.