Activities Assistant Part-Time

Essential Duties

• Participate in planning and conducting of individual, small and large group activities.
• Aid in communication between employees, residents, families, support personnel, government agencies, and the public to ensure the needs and best interests of residents, community, and facility are met.
• 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 actions for identified quality deficiencies as requested by the Activities Director.
• Aid in discharge planning, creation, and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Aid in arranging transportation for residents, including resident outings, appointments, or discharges.
• Develop and implement a monthly activity schedule for residents, including 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 necessary materials, including Braille or audio books as appropriate.
• Aid in assessment documentation and quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activity Director.
• Maintain cleanliness, orderliness, and security within the Activity Department.

Qualifications

• 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.