What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activities Assistant position at Avista Senior Living?
The Summit at Sunland Springs, a beautiful assisted living and memory care unit in beautiful Mesa, AZ is seeking a dynamic and creative team member who can join our team as an ACTIVITY ASSISTANT.
Qualifications:
- This position would be FULL or PART TIME and would require weekend availability to work Friday-Monday.**
- Competitive Pay
- Paid Time Off
- 401k plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Assists in maintaining a balanced resident centered activity program for the community
- Reviews, reads, notates and initializes the Daily Log and Department Log to document and learn about pertinent information and any resident’s physical and behavioral changes as well as activities information
- Demonstrates proficiency and understands the QA (Quality Assurance Process) & essential quality service standards pertaining to enriching resident centered activities and programming; partners with community team in striving for excellent quality care & service delivery as measured in the QA process
- Partners with community team to ensure community follows all federal, state, local laws & regulations & quality standards for resident care and services
- Actively participates as a member of a team and committed to working toward team goals
Qualifications:
- One (1) year job related experience preferred in senior living communities
- Ability to lead activities and motivate volunteers and fellow team members for their involvement in the social events and various scheduled social activities
- Ability to handle multiple priorities
- Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication and the ability to facilitate small group presentations
- Competent in organizational, time management skills
- Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills
- Ability to make responsible choices and decisions and act in a resident’s best interest
- Ability to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following community procedures and guidelines and have the ability to follow through on assigned tasks
- Demonstration of proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office (Windows, Outlook