Activities Assistant

POSITION SUMMARY: The primary purpose of your job position is to assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual programs, in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your supervisors. As Activities Staff, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties

• 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

Requirements

• Must be able to pass a background check

-Must have a AZ Level 1 fingerprint clearance card

-Must be able to obtain a food handlers card

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.50 - $18.00 per hour

Experience:

• Care plans: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person