Lead Adult Day Care Aide

Salary : $39,062.00 - $45,000.00 Annually
Location : PARKS AND RECREATION 102 Public Square Clarksville
Job Type: Fulltime
Job Number: 001732
Department: Parks & Recreation
Opening Date: 05/05/2026
Closing Date: Continuous


Description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

This is the first of two levels in the Adult Day Care series. This position assists in ensuring the day care runs smoothly in compliance with state regulations. Assists in determining program offerings; developing and implementing operating manuals; promoting service offerings to the community; maintaining records; and preparing reports.
***PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION WILL BE FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS' CENTER AND IS CONTINGENT ON FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 BUDGET APPROVAL. THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH MAY 13, 2026, OR UNTIL FILLED.***

Example of Duties

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions

• Assists with assessing client needs, developing day care plans, and facilitating social engagement and activities.
• Communicates with clients, families, care providers, and other stakeholders as applicable.
• Prepares a variety of records and reports.
• Assists participants requiring help with personal care and/or mobility within guidelines of enrollment as necessary.
• Performs other related work as required.

Typical Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• One (1) year of experience working with older adults or individuals with disabilities.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job's essential duties.

License and Certifications

• CPR Certification (Must be able to obtain within one (1) month of hire.).
• Possession of a valid driver's license.

Supplemental Information

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of:

• General adult day care operations and program offerings.
• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations, codes, and/or statues.
• Recordkeeping practices and principles.
• Customer service principles.
• Computers and related software applications.

Skill in:

• Prioritizing work assignments.
• Assisting with planning, developing, supervising, and managing programs and/or events.
• Providing customer service.
• Interpreting, complying, and ensuring compliance with applicable Federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
• Preparing and maintaining records and reports.
• Using a computer and related software applications.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisors, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical Requirements:
The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something steady to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Visual ability 1: sufficient to perform an activity like preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Visual ability 2: sufficient to include color, depth perception, and field vision.
• Visual ability 3: sufficient to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• Visual ability 4: sufficient to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, both day and night.
• Visual ability 5: sufficient to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.

Please see the City of Clarksville's for applicable benefits information.
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Briefly describe your experience working with seniors or adults with physical and/or cognitive disabilities.
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How do you ensure activities are engaging for participants with varying cognitive abilities?
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How would you handle a participant who is shouting or being aggressive?
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Do you currently have a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

Required Question