There are an awful lot of things that we shouldn't share these days, but United Helpers Facebook posts and job ads are definitely things you should pass along!
We all know that the recruitment of qualified staff is critical to maintain a high-level quality of care. A successful recruitment and retention campaign can mean the difference between getting that time off you need and the dreaded weekend mandates. It's a challenge that needs to be addressed at many levels. So, how can you help?
United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Ogdensburg did not receive any positive test results from the mandated staff testing or any resident testing completed this past week.
To date, there have been no confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 with residents of the facility, and a total of three staff members have tested positive. All three staff members have recovered and returned to work.
UH is presenting a National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course on Saturday, November 21st from 8 am to 4:30 pm at the BHLS Complex located at 100 Ford Street in Ogdensburg.
UH employees attend for free. If you are a UH employee, you may be paid to attend. Check with your Vice President or Program Leader for more information.
Family members and the general public are invited to attend for a cost of only $35 per person.
If you know someone who is currently looking for a job, steer them in this direction!
UH Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Canton will host the first open interview session, today, Friday, October 2nd at the Eleanor Burke Memorial Pavilion (located next door to the campus, in front of UH Independent Senior Living). Interviews for Nursing and CNAs will be held from 11:00 am -Noon and 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Housekeeping and Food Service interviews will be conducted from 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
United Helpers' annual Employee Recognition celebration is one of the most highly anticipated and attended events that UH sponsors. In a year where everything from bowling tournament to simple potluck luncheons have been canceled, the Human Resources team is proud to announce that this year's Employee Recognition activities will go on!
We don't want to spoil all of the fun, of course, there are a few new twists planned for this year's celebration, but we will say that the show will go on!
United Helpers is partnered with United Concierge Medicine (UCM), providing UH employees access to Emergency Medicine trained providers 24/7, 365-days-a-year. When illnesses like seasonal allergies or minor injury strikes you or your family, don't forget this very important benefit!
The Society Office (Jane and Christa) is working with our Society volunteers to gather lovely gifts. We will then give away those gifts to you in a series of December drawings to thank you all for working tirelessly this year!
You all have been incredible and resilient! This is one way, and the Society volunteers’ way, that we can thank you. Stay tuned—as items arrive, we’ll share details about the gifts you could win. So far: $100 Walmart gift cards, George Foreman grill, Michael Kors handbag, and more….
Next week, September 13th - 19th, we celebrate all of the amazing United Helpers Behavioral Health & Life Skills DSPs and DSPs all around the nation! They are the heart and soul of everything we do here at UH to help people with disabilities feel, and be, included in the community!