Activities Assistant

About the role

Grant Healthcare and Rehabilitation is seeking an Activities Assistant to join our team. We are looking for someone who is caring, approachable, flexible, organized, creative, and fun. Experience working with Memory care residents is a major plus.

Essential Functions

• Assists in planning, coordinating, and evaluating resident activities.
• Encourages resident participation in programs and activities.
• Escorts residents on activities away from the property as assigned.
• Auxiliary with the registration of residents for trips and programs.
• Conducts various activities at the direction of the Resident Program Director.
• Maintains necessary activity supplies, which may include outside purchasing.
• Maintains general observation of residents and shares appropriate information with staff.
• Follows departmental budget guidelines.
• Attends all required training, in-service, and staff meetings.
• Strives to maintain a safe working environment through the prevention of accidents, the preservation of equipment, and the achievement of safe working practices.
• Maintains a positive and professional demeanor toward residents, visitors, families, and co-workers.
• Adheres to all Company policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED required or equivalent related work experience.
• Six (6) months to one (1) year experience or related experience performing activity related duties.
• Ability to assume leadership role in the activities department in the absence of the Activities Director.
• Skill at working with individuals who have cognitive, physical or sensory disabilities.
• Moderate physical activity: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to twenty five (25) pounds.
• Repetitive standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.
• Repetitive bending and/or stooping for more than one (1) hour at a time.
• Sitting for more than two (2) hours at a time.
• May require consistent computer work with repetitive typing and concentrating on computer screen.
• Physical ability to travel to sites.

Pay

The pay for this position is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this position will vary from time to time to accommodate the Memory care residents. Start time could be between 8am to 12pm. The ending time will be 7.5 hours from the start time.