What is a floater? A meal assistant?
Floaters, meal assistant, and night clerks make up the indirect services staff. The PAs who work these shifts are hired to work with all the Beckwith residents during their shifts in assisting with the daily, unexpected events or otherwise unscheduled needs. Specifically, floaters work shifts between 8 a.m. and 12 midnight and generally answer the in-house emergency call system, assist students with books, coats, bladder care needs, etc. The meal assistants are scheduled to work during each meal and are responsible for assisting with trays, cutting up food, setting up adaptive equipment, and feeding. The night clerks are scheduled to work 12 midnight to 8 a.m. and are responsible for the same activities as the floater, and are additionally responsible for performing night turns and security rounds.
