SENIOR LIVING CAREERS IN SIMSBURY, CT

Summer Forest Ranger
McLean Game Refuge

About the Game Refuge:

The McLean Game Refuge is a 4,415-acre wildlife sanctuary in north-central Connecticut. It was established in 1932 by former CT Governor and US Senator, George McLean on his private hunting reserve at the time of his death. Our work here focuses on ecological research and the management of a diverse array of habitats to support hundreds of plant and animal species, many of which are regionally threatened by habitat loss, invasive species, and climate change. Within our vast forests, we provide 27 miles of forest roads and hiking trails for the public to hike, snowshoe, and cross-country ski.

Position Summary:

The McLean Game Refuge is searching for three Summer Forest Rangers to complete its 2025 Summer Forest Crew. Under the direction of the Crew Leader and the Game Refuge Director, the Summer Forest Rangers will aid in the research, education, conservation, and maintenance activities of the Game Refuge for the summer of 2025. Applicants must be current undergraduate students pursuing a course of study in forestry, environmental studies, biology, botany, outdoor recreation, or another related field. Recent college graduates may also apply given they are pursuing a graduate degree in a related field. This position is designed as an internship to provide professional skills for a future career in an environmental field. This is a 10-week program beginning the first week of June and concluding in August.

Duties:

• Remove trash and brush from trails
• Build, restore, and reroute trails and forest roads
• Collect GPS data and conduct mapping projects
• Collect and interpret tree core samples
• Support various research projects underway at the Game Refuge
• Maintain Game Refuge boundaries using mapping and signage
• Interact with visitors in the Game Refuge, providing information and encouraging visitors to adhere to the rules and policies
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Perform other similar physical and clerical tasks related to conservation and recreation

Additional Requirements:

• Arrive on time and consistently and clearly communicate with Crew Leader and Director about work availability
• Maintain a courteous and professional demeanor
• Come to work prepared with appropriate tools, equipment, and attire (boots and long pants must be worn at all times)

Experience/Education:

• Applicants must have completed or be pursuing a college degree in forestry, environmental studies, biology, botany, outdoor recreation, or another related field
• This position requires full range of body motion. Ability to lift and carry items weighing 50 pound or more, often combined with bending and turning.  Requires manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination.  Requires corrected vision and hearing within normal limits.  Requires ability to hike 5 – 10 miles.  Requires the use of hand tools
• Applicants must have demonstrated work or volunteer experience in an environmental, conservation, or outdoor recreation field.

Application Materials:

• Resume
• Cover Letter: One-page statement explaining why the applicant is interested in this position, how it will help them with their professional goals, and how their qualifications will support the initiatives of the Game Refuge
• Applicants must submit their materials to Jody Smith at employment@mcleancare.org by April 25.

Compensation:

• Compensation will be paid on an hourly basis at a rate of $16.35/hour

Temporary hours – 40 hours weekly with an every other weekend rotation March 1 – May 1.  We are looking for certified nurse aides who love what they do!

7am – 3:30pm

3pm-11:30pm

11:00pm-7:30am

Supportive, friendly, team environment with patient centered care – always the goal. Located in beautiful Simsbury – we are a 15-20 ride from Bloomfield, Hartford/West Hartford, Torrington, Canton, Avon, Bristol, Burlington, Farmington and Winsted. We are a 5-star CMS rated facility celebrating 54 years of excellence in 2025!

Teamwork, respect, honesty, helpful, good, caring, dedicated, empathy, loving – just some of the words used by our employees to describe whey they enjoy working at McLean!

There is only one McLean!  Call us today to see why McLean care is the best care!

Apply Now! 

Per Diem opportunities – for RN staff and 16 hours for RN supervisor – 3p-11:30p or 7am-3:30pm.  We offer excellent patient to aide ratios along with a supportive, friendly, team environment with patient centered care – always the goal. Located in beautiful Simsbury – we are a 15-20 ride from Bloomfield, Hartford/West Hartford, Torrington, Canton, Avon, Bristol, Burlington, Farmington and Winsted. We are a 5-star CMS rated facility celebrating 54 years of excellence in 2025!

Teamwork, respect, honesty, helpful, good, caring, dedicated, empathy, loving – just some of the words used by our employees to describe whey they enjoy working at McLean!

We offer a 25% weekend differential with competitive hourly pay rates.

We are looking for a dishwashers – part-time eves 3:30pm-7:30pm to work 3 eves a week including every other weekend.  Operate the dish machine along with cleaning pots/pans and kitchen area and floor.  15% weekend differential with a good, solid schedule to offer a good work/life balance. Great hours for students!

We are looking for a cook with senior living/facility experience to work in our busy  kitchen.  Must have experience with large volume and diet accomodations.  32 hours day/eve flexibility  – float between – 6am-2:30pm or 11am-7:30pm.  Share with us your love for cooking! Must have experience with diets and preferably in healthcare setting.  

Some benefits – paid time off and retirement contributions.  Ready to leave the restaurant world?  We offer an excellent work/life balance!

We have part-time opportunities for you to join our team!  In this role you will be trained in all areas of dining: kitchen and dining room, café and country kitchen to provide an excellent dining opportunity for our residents. Perfect opportunity for students!

evening hours 3pm-8pm or 5pm-8pm  – includes an every other weekend rotation

15% weekend differential along with benefits.  Call us today to learn more!  McLean, Simsbury, 860-658-3724.  EOE

Cleaning of common areas, floors and carpets. Delivery of stock to neighborhoods and available for response to immediate cleaning needs as they arise.  Must be extremely detail oriented with a willingness to work as a team player. Some benefits including a 15% weekend differential. Day/eve hours available as needed!

16 hours weekly – 7am-3:30pm or 3pm-11:30pm with an every other weekend rotation – 

Must have long term care and supervisory experience – can pick up more hours weekly if desired.  Our supervisors float above the pattern.

Hospice nurses are drawn to the rewarding work of providing comfort and support to people with terminal illnesses. They form deep connections with patients and their families.  Hospice nursing can be challenging, but it’s also one of the most rewarding nursing specialties. We have per diem hours available – please call us today!  

Are your weekends free to work?  We are looking for caring and compassionate certified nurse aides (CNAs).

Days – 7am – 3:30pm –

Eves – 3pm-11:30pm –

Nights – 11:00pm-7:30am –

Supportive, friendly, team environment with patient centered care – always the goal. Located in beautiful Simsbury – we are a 15-20 ride from Bloomfield, Hartford/West Hartford, Torrington, Canton, Avon, Bristol, Burlington, Farmington and Winsted. We are a 5-star CMS rated facility celebrating 54 years of excellence in 2025!

Teamwork, respect, honesty, helpful, good, caring, dedicated, empathy, loving – just some of the words used by our employees to describe whey they enjoy working at McLean!

Generous 25% weekend differential with oppourtunity to pick up other weekdays if you desire.

There is only one McLean! – Come and see what we are all about!

Apply Now! 

Provides spiritual assessments as well as bereavement risk assessments and interventions to hospice patients and families receiving services under McLean’s hospice program  Identifies any issues or needs indicating a need to alter the plan of care and communicates this to the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT).  Provides or coordinates bereavement support post death to caregivers/groups in accordance with McLean policies and procedures.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

May include:

1. Provides spiritual counseling and bereavement support in keeping with patients/family beliefs/values/wishes .
   1. Provide spiritual assessment in conjunction with other hospice team members to identify actual or potential spiritual distress, questions or concerns
   2. Support families in exploration of spiritual and existential issues such as life’s meaning, purpose, connectedness and/or forgiveness. Provides individual counseling when appropriate.
   3. Participate in prayer/ rituals with patient and family when desired and appropriate.
   4. Contact clergy on behalf of patient/family when appropriate
   5. Provide crisis intervention in conjunction with Hospice Team as assigned and appropriate.
   6. Assists patients/families to discuss wishes for end of life, including but not limited to desires to arrange or forgo care, family contact, funeral planning.
   7. Develops plan of care with interventions and frequency of visits, in conjunction with IDT and patient physician determining if ongoing spiritual counseling is indicated and desired by patient/family.
   8. Develops bereavement plan of care for assigned cases.

2. Records all interactions with patient/family in Electronic Medical Record in a timely manner. Evaluates the effectiveness of the spiritual plan of care and updates and revises as needed. Communicates spiritual plan of care and any concerns/issues to the Hospice IDT and to any others involved in overall plan of care as appropriate. Maintains services as per physician orders and plan of care.

3. When spiritual counseling services not desired by the patient/family- provides ongoing guidance and support to team to identify spiritual concerns. Supports IDT members and other agency staff in assessing and meeting patient/family spiritual needs within their respective roles;  e. acceptance, respect, listening, reassurance.

4. Provides spiritual counselor perspective in resolving spiritual/ethical/pastoral issues that arise during care of hospice patients as requested to IDT or other agency staff.

5. Assists the hospice program in the development, function and delivery of bereavement services as per current hospice program policies, procedures as well as Medicare Conditions of Participation and state licensure requirements. As requested and assigned, assists in the provision or supervision/coordination of the following:
   1. Initial bereavement risk assessment
   2. Post Death bereavement risk assessment
   3. Phone outreach
   4. Mailings
   5. Special Events
   6. Support Groups
   7. Community Education
   8. Volunteer orientation, education, and supervision

6. Conducts home visits and all activities involving patients adhering to physician orders and all applicable policies and procedures, including infection control.

7. Assumes responsibility for own personal and professional development. Obtains at least 6 hours of education appropriate to the care of hospice patients per in-service year (fiscal year Oct-Sept).

8. Promotes concept of teamwork in daily work respecting the unique contributions of each team member and the need for multiple perspectives to provide optimal quality care.

9. Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Typical Physical Demands:  Requires corrected vision and hearing within normal range. Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.  Includes walking, climbing stairs, driving/travel, flexible scheduling. Ability to lift, pull or push up to 50 pounds.

Typical Working Conditions : Variable work/case loads. Contact with terminally ill patients and their families. Exposure to emotional stress and individual lifestyles.  Exposure to infection, communicable diseases, odors, blood, excreta, hazardous materials and inclement weather.  Exposure to family, visitors, volunteers, household staff and pets.  Light office work, and use of equipment such as computers, telephones, fax and copy machines. May include after-hours work, including on call if department requires.

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Ability to be open, sensitive, flexible and ecumenical. Ability to develop and maintain supportive relationships with patients, families, staff, and hospice volunteers.  Knowledge of Hospice philosophy and approach to care.  The ability to identify and meet the pastoral needs of the patients and families.  The ability to support staff on issues surrounding care, patient support and bereavement.  The knowledge of denominational procedures and rituals to facilitate pastoral care.

Education: 

Graduate of accredited seminary school of theology or appropriate certification in hospital or pastoral ministry, or graduate degree in theology/counseling.  Professional training in Pastoral Care.  Clinical pastoral education in Health Care is preferred.

Certification/License:

None required.

Experience:

Prefer five years of varied work experience in pastoral care, preferably in a home care or hospice setting.