Activities Assistant-H

Hourly Wage Range - $17-22 per hour

Primary Responsibilities:


* Assist in planning and conducting individual, small, and large group activities.


* Facilitate communication among employees, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies, and the public to ensure the needs and best interests of the residents, community, and facility are met.


* Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services/needs of residents and families.


* Contribute to the development of the monthly activity calendar and maintain attendance records.


* Support the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in creating and implementing action plans to address identified quality deficiencies, as directed by the Activities Director.


* Assist with discharge planning, the development and implementation of activity care plans, and resident assessments.


* Help arrange transportation for residents for outings, appointments, or discharges, as needed.


* Aid in the creation of a monthly activity schedule that includes resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in-room activities for bed-bound or isolated residents.


* Encourage residents to engage in self-initiated activities, such as hobbies, crafts, and reading.


* Provide necessary materials for activities, including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate.


* Assist with assessment documentation and prepare quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activities Director.


* Maintain a clean, orderly, and secure Activity Department environment.

Supervisory Requirements:


* This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:


* High school diploma or equivalent required.


* One year of experience in a long-term care facility preferred.

Language Skills:


* Ability to read technical procedures and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.


* Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills:


* Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:


* Ability to solve practical problems.


* Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:


* No specific certificates, licenses, or registrations required.

Physical Demands:


* Frequently standing and/or walking.


* Occasional sitting.


* Frequently reaching with hands and arms, and pushing/pulling.


* Very frequent talking and/or hearing.


* Very frequent tasting and/or smelling.


* Frequently lifting up to 50 pounds.


* Occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.


* Ability to perform close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception vision, with the ability to ...