Activities Aide

Position: Part Time and PRN

• All duties and responsibilities shall be performed as set forth in our established policies and procedures.
• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, supervising, and evaluating the activity programs of this facility.
• Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that facility activities and resident’s progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior.
• Encourage residents to participate in activities. Provide materials as necessary. Make routine visits to residents and perform assistance with crafts, projects, etc., as necessary.
• Befriend residents to encourage resident self-esteem by visiting and conversing with residents on a regular basis.
• Conduct individual and/or group, re-motivation and reality orientation sessions to promote the worth, self-esteem and reality level of the residents.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans, and resident assessments.
• Carry out care plan assessment functions by assisting in the development, implementation, and adherence of a written plan of care for each resident.
• Interview and involve residents/family to obtain activity information when planning activity programs, and when planning objectives and goals for the resident.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary.
• Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the resident’s response to the service.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Activity Director as required.
• Participate in facility and company required trainings, in-services and conferences.
• Assist in the recommendation of necessary department equipment and supplies, as well as moving/arranging of equipment/supplies to assure that activity areas are ready for scheduled activity functions.
• Assists with transporting or escorting residents to and from activity and external trips.
• All other tasks deemed necessary, and as directed by the Activities Supervisor.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or its equivalent.
• No experience required. On-the-job training provided.

Work Location: In person