Activities Assistant Full-Time

Essential Duties

• Participate in planning and conducting of individual, small and large group activities.
• Aid in 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.
• Engage in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Contribute to the development of a monthly activity calendar and maintain attendance records.
• Support the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in developing and implementing corrective plans for quality deficiencies as requested by the Activities Director.
• Assist in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Arrange transportation for residents when necessary, including resident outings, to/from appointments, or for discharge.
• Develop a monthly activity schedule for residents, which includes 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 and quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activity Director.
• Keep the Activity Department clean, orderly, and secure.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preference for one year experience in a long-term care facility.
• Ability to read technical procedures and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Effective presentation and response to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Solving practical problems and interpreting instructions in various forms.
• Physical abilities: standing and walking frequently, sitting occasionally, reaching with hands and arms frequently, talking and hearing 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.