Activity Assistant- Full Time and Part Time

 keeping withour Organization’s goal of improving the lives of the Residents we serve; the ActivityAssistant is responsible for implementing the facility’s activities and eventsunder the supervision of the Director of Activities. They consistently engage Residentsin familiar routines of daily living through personalized familiar tasks that Residentsenjoyed doing in the past, and that can still bring a sense of success, meaning,and purpose in the present.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential functions.

·Implements the Activity Program in accordancewith the planned monthly calendar and as assigned by the Director ofActivities, and responsible for ensuring planned activities meet specific Residentneeds that include large groups, small groups and individual attention.

·Observe and report Residents’ attendance,participation, and behavior changes by documenting and charting.

·Transports Residents to and from programs and assists withcommunity trips as scheduled.

·Prepares for programs by gathering the equipment and supplies asneeded prior to starting program.

·Advises Director of Activities when assistance from nursing,maintenance, or other departments may be required to prepare for a program.

·Encourages Resident participation in group programs by one-on-oneinvitations, make announcements, and encouraging involvement during theprogram.

·Knowledgeable of individual care plans and supports the careplanning process by providing supervisors with specific information andobservations of the Residents’ needs and preferences and reports any behavioralchanges. Know special diet restrictions of all Residents prior to offeringrefreshments and special food items.

·Coordinates activity programs withvolunteers from the surrounding community by providing guidance and assigningtasks.