Activity Aide

Duties

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the activity programs of the facility.
• Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that the facility activities and resident progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the resident's response to the service.
• Assist in scheduling movies, planning parties, and providing games/activities for residents.
• Encourages residents to participate in hobbies and crafts.
• Supervises residents engaged in scheduled activities to promote the physical, social, and mental well-being of residents by applying experience in activities and knowledge of diagnoses and conditions of residents.

Qualifications

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Experience in mental health and substance abuse populations preferred but not required.
• Ability to build a rapport with patients.
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.