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Memory Care Activities Assistant

Job Description

Job Summary: Assists the Lifestyles Director with managing the day-to-day life enrichment operations of the community to ensure resident’s programming and activities needs are met. Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity and ensures they are being engaged in appropriate activities as outlined in their personal service plan.

Reports to: Lifestyles Director/Executive Director

Essential Functions:

1. Responsible for the direct implementation of resident-based programming and activities in the community.

2. Provides training, supervision, and monitoring of associates in the administration of planned and unplanned activities with residents.

3. Performs ongoing assessment/observation of residents’ physical and cognitive needs and coordinates with the Wellness Director and Lifestyles Director to ensure personal service plans are up to date and accurate.

4. When needed, assists Resident Wellness Director with ongoing assessment/observation of residents' life enrichment needs and coordinates with other departments to assure quality, proactive care.

5. Evaluates residents; documents resident’s change in condition, and notifies resident wellness director, executive director, physician, and resident’s responsible party of those changes.

6. Participates in department quality improvement activities.

7. Assists in keeping the environment safe for associates to reduce the occurrence of Workers’ Compensation claims by appropriately evaluating resident transfer and involving therapy services through resident wellness director and/or executive director.

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his or her supervisor.

Education and Experience: Basic typing skills along with a working knowledge of personalcomputing and word processing software are required, preferably in a Microsoft Windows environment.

Certifications, Licenses, and other Special Requirements: none.

Physical Demands: It is understood that this a physically demanding job and involves lots of walking and does include the lifting and transferring of residents when appropriate. Must be able to lift 25 lbs.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person