Activities Assistant

Job Description

Qualifications:

Associate degree in a related field preferred

Minimum of 1 year working with senior population

Experience leading groups of people with cognitive challenges

Flexible work schedule

Knowledgeable of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia

Must be a team player

Enjoy working with a senior population

Job will include driving responsibilities, must have clean driving record

Responsibilities:

Assessing the resident’s needs/desires related to purposeful engagement and provide therapeutic and recreational activities to meet the daily needs and interests of the residents.

Designing, planning, and facilitating various structured and impromptu programs to individuals and groups in the common areas and resident rooms

Ensuring the safety of the residents on group trips and excursions

Working with other team members, management, volunteers, and families to deliver programs and activities designed to enhance the resident experience

Monitoring changes in the resident’s needs, abilities, and preferences to provide programs and activities appropriate for individual and group audiences

Generating program supply lists, maintaining supply levels, and ensuring safe operation and functionality of the equipment.

Participating in team discussions regarding resident programming, monthly calendars, activity and staff scheduling, and resident issues. We are a family-owned company, and we treat our team members like family. Our success is to have amazing individuals be part of our team that will want to come to work and feel inspired and appreciated. Our goal is to positively transform the lives of those touched my memory loss.

We offer:

Competitive Salary.

Healthcare Insurance.

Vacation pay and other benefits.

Flexible Schedule.

Ongoing education and in-services.

Full-time