Recreation Assistant

About the role

Blakehurst is a Life Plan Community situated on a beautiful 40-acre campus in Towson, MD, near Baltimore. Our goal is to enrich the lives of the over 300 seniors we serve by providing opportunities for residents to live life to the fullest.

Responsibilities

• Use independent judgement to design, plan and facilitate various structured and impromptu programs to individuals and groups in the common areas and resident rooms.
• Escorts and ensures the safety of the residents on group trips and excursions.
• Routinely monitors changes in the residents’ needs, abilities, and preferences to provide programs and activities appropriate for individual and group audiences.
• Generates program supply lists, maintains supply levels and ensures safe operation and functionality of equipment.
• Collections and records information by conducting interviews and reviewing documentation for assessments.
• Maintains proper documentation including daily attendance sheets, quarterly progress notes, assessment forms, service plans/care plans and generates the MDS documentation and assessments.
• Participate in team discussions regarding resident programming, monthly calendars, activity and staff scheduling, and resident issues.
• Participates in care and service conferences providing vital information to the resident and significant others regarding programming involvement.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• An associate’s degree is preferred.
• Six (6) months experience working with seniors in activities/life enrichment is preferred.