Activities Assistant Full-Time

General Purpose

The primary purpose of the Activity Assistant is to assist the Activity Director run a creative and interactive activities program. This must be done in accordance with current federal, state, local and corporate standards, regulations, and guidelines to assure that an ongoing program of activities is designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial needs of each resident.

Essential Duties

• Participate in planning and conducting of individual, small and large group activities.
• Aid in providing good communication between employees of all levels, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies/personnel, and the public to ensure the needs and best interest of the residents, community and facility are met to the extent possible.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Aid in development of monthly activity calendar and maintaining attendance records.
• Aid the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified quality deficiencies as requested by Activities Director.
• Aid in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Aid in arranging transportation for residents when necessary including, but not limited to, resident outings, to/from appointments, or for discharge.
• Assists in developing a monthly activity schedule for residents, which include resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in-room activities for bed-bound or isolated residents.
• Encourage residents to participate in self-initiated activities including hobbies, crafts, and reading.
• Provide materials as necessary including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate.
• Aid in assessment documentation, quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activity Director.
• Keep Activity Department clean, orderly and secured.

Qualification

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preference for one-year experience in a long term care facility.

Physical Demands

• Standing and /or walking very frequently.
• Sitting occasionally.
• Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently.
• Talking and /or hearing very frequently.
• Tasting and /or smelling very frequently.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.