Activities Assistant

About the role

The Activity Assistant plays a vital and heartfelt role in enriching the lives of residents. With warmth, patience, and genuine care, they help create a joyful and engaging environment where seniors feel seen, heard, and valued.

Responsibilities

• Supportive Presence: Being able to truly connect with residents, understanding their emotional and social needs.
• Passion: A desire to work with those experiencing Alzheimer’s disease and other memory-related dementia, ensuring that each person lives every day to their maximum cognitive and physical ability.
• Teamwork: The ability to work towards a common goal of excellent care for our residents, cooperating closely with the care team to support residents holistically.
• Time Management: Balancing daily schedules, multiple residents, and activity prep.
• Creativity: Create engaging, age-appropriate activities that suit different physical and cognitive abilities.

Requirements

• Demonstrates C.A.R.E. values to our residents, family members, customers and staff: Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence.
• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Successful completion of a State approved Nursing Assistant training and competency evaluation program or a CNA competency evaluation program approved by the State. This training can also be provided by the community.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One to three months’ related experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Successful completion of a State approved Nursing Assistant training and competency evaluation program or a CNA competency evaluation program approved by the State.

Skills

• Supportive Presence
• Passion
• Teamwork
• Time Management
• Creativity

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Health & Wellness: Medical coverage as low as $25, vision and dental insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program to help manage personal or work-related issues, as well as Workforce Chaplains to provide support in the workplace and Personlized Wellness Coaching.
• Life in Balance: Holiday pay and PTO with opportunities to earn additional PTO.
• Employee Discount Programs that allow you to save on travel, retail, entertainment, food and much more.
• Career Growth: Access to preceptors and mentorship programs, clinical and leadership development pathways, education partnerships with colleges and universities across the state like Ivy Tech and Purdue Global, financial assistance for continuing education, company sponsored scholarship programs, and tuition reimbursement.
• Team Culture: C.A.R.E. Values: Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence carrying a legacy for improving the lives of Seniors across Indiana. Celebrate the hard work you and your team put in each day through employee recognition events and monthly and annual awards.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

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