Activities Aide - Part-Time (20 hours/week 4pm-8pm))

About the role

People like you are the HEART of the Ohio Veterans Homes! Find a job that makes a lasting difference in the lives of veterans and gives you the work/life balance you want. The Ohio Department of Veterans Services is a State of Ohio employer and working at the Ohio Veterans Homes is clearly more than "just a job" — it is a privilege to serve our families, friends and neighbors who rely on us throughout our great state. At the Ohio Veterans Homes, we take pride in "Serving Those Who Served." We are a team of dedicated public servants committed to high performance, innovative thinking and delivering excellent and efficient services for our veterans. The Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown offers 168 beds for nursing home care. Two levels of care are offered: standard care for veterans in need of any intermediate level of care, and memory care for veterans with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.

Responsibilities

• Assisting higher-level activity therapists in implementation of activity therapy
• Monitor residents participating in activity therapy & recreational activities
• Provide an environment that promotes resident socialization & interaction
• Escort &/or transport residents to & from activities
• Provide assistance to volunteers transporting residents
• Maintain records of attendance &/or participation for Activity Plan of Care

Requirements

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English vocabulary. Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment.

Skills

• Technical Skills: Customer Service, Mental Health
• Professional Skills: Active Learning, Attention to Detail, Building Trust, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence

Pay

• Starting hourly pay: $20.17 with multiple pay increases over first years of service
• Opportunities for shift differential & overtime pay
• Compensation: $20.78/hour

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement & professional development
• Superior medical coverage starts the 1st of the month following start date
• Dental, vision, & basic life insurance premiums are free after eligibility period (dependent on union representation)
• Generous benefits package including vacation, sick, holiday, & personal leave
• OPERS retirement – employee contributes 10% of salary; employer contributes 14%

Schedule

• Part-time
• Work hours: 4pm‑8pm