Activities Assistant

Activities Assistant: Full-Time M-F & alternating weekends Address: 11 Condito Road, Hingham, MA Qualifications: Ability to communicate English, verbally & written.Preferably 2 years satisfactory employment as a recreation assistant in an elder or senior care facility.Experience in leading group recreation programs for elders or memory impaired clients.High School Diploma or GED Job Duties: Understand the approach and structure of recreation for elders: Bingo arts & Crafts, sing a longs, exercise groups and word games.Implement and lead activities of therapeutic recreation according to monthly schedule and scheduled hoursMust move intermittently through the workday Push residents in wheelchair weighing up to 300 lbs. Assist in planning and implementation of organized program for recreationAssist in providing a planned resident-specific, goal-directed recreation program Consistently work cooperatively with residents, families, and staffBe able to take direction and work as a team