Activity Aide / Food Aide

About the Role

Activity Aide will be responsible for the direct personal care of clients attending the Adult Day Services Program. This role operates under the direction of the Senior Care Coordinator and the Adult Day Services Manager, working alongside the Senior Services Coordinator and the Lead Activity Aide. The Activity Aide provides help with physical, educational, or social activities, monitors, supports, and ensures the safety, well-being, and inclusion of clients, contributing to their emotional, daily function, and cognitive needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with providing personal care such as toileting, bathing, eating, transfers, and grooming to Adult Day Service clients.
• Assist bus drivers with loading and unloading clients.
• Assist clients with removing coats upon arrival and properly identifying coats (with tags), hats, gloves, and other personal items before hanging them up.
• Assist the lead staff in carrying out daily activity programs.
• Attend assigned field trips with participants, supporting and monitoring them at all times.
• Ensure client safety at all times.
• Follow the daily calendar of activities.
• Work and communicate with the Lead Activity Aide and Senior Services Coordinator to ensure coverage and ratio with clients are always met.
• Gather, prepare, and maintain all equipment, materials, and supplies for activities.
• Keep the program area organized and clean.
• Assist with serving breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
• Assist in taking daily attendance and recording the BLS for participants.
• Conduct inventory of all participants' lockers to ensure first-needed items are always available (e.g., second set of clothes, diapers).
• Follow the Locker inventory schedule and report any first-need items that require restocking immediately.
• Assist in kitchen duties, menu planning, food inventory control, and food preparation.
• Assist with food temperatures upon delivery from the caterer.
• Observe clients and report activities to appropriate staff.
• Complete client forms and document information in files.
• Participate in team meetings and in-service educational training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Outcomes

• At least 80% of participants engaged/participating in activities facilitated by the Activity Aide.
• Regularly observe processes for areas of improvement.
• Understand participant needs and deliver expected outcomes.
• High energy of employee engagement.
• Consistently complete documentation of Activities of Daily Living, completing a minimum of 15% of the files per week, semester, or quarter.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• CNA certification preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Two years’ experience in geriatric care.
• Licensed Food Service Certification.
• Computer knowledge.
• Thirty hours of Adult Day Services training preferred.
• Food Service Management experience preferred.
• First Aid and CPR certification preferred.
• Attention to detail.
• At least one year of recreational experience for seniors.
• Great communication skills.
• Great customer service skills.
• Knowledge of basic nutrition and dietary restrictions for seniors.
• Basic knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices.

Physical & Working Conditions

• Regularly communicate in English, both in person and over the telephone.
• Proficiency in reading and writing English is essential.
• Frequent operation of a word-processing system, including reading, producing, and transmitting data effectively.
• Frequent standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms, and occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Capable of lifting and/or moving items weighing up to 20 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to see close range.