Activities Assistant

Job Type: Full-Time

*Benefits Available for Full-Time Employees*

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid-Time Off
  
  
  

Job Summary (available shifts: All)

We believe that nursing is a work of the heart. To provide the best resident care, we promote a culture that is both employee and patient based. We build on trust, compassion and strong communication. We reward our employees with competitive wages, raises and bonuses. Come for the job but stay for the challenge!

We are establishing a culture that meeds the needs of the residents and staff with a great deal of us speaking Navajo and Spanish. We offer a rich cultural menu that is embedded in our fun activies between employees and residents! We take a family approach which makes our facility feel like home! Don't be a stranger come apply today! We accept walk-in interviews 500 Care Ln, Aztec, NM 87410, USA or call us at (505) 334-9445 for on-the-spot interviews!

Responsible for supporting the efforts of the Activity Director in the assessing, selecting, organizing, and implementing of activity/recreational services to address the individualized needs and interests of the residents.

Principal Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and delivery of activity/recreational programs to promote the residents’ opportunities for engaging in normal life enhancement pursuits and to increase and/or maintain functioning levels.
• Encourages resident participation in group and individual activities including arts/crafts, community outings, religious activities, intellectual/educational activities, community/center service activities, recreational activities, etc.
• Assists in completing activity documentation, when needed, if trained and in conjunction with regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Submits supplies list to Activity/Recreation Director and submits receipts for activity expenditures.
• Maintains precautions/limitations list on each resident.
• Assists Activity/Recreation Director in the organization and supervision of the volunteer program including recruiting and training volunteers.
• Assists with Resident Council Meetings when necessary.
• Assists in planning community activities that jointly include the community, staff, families and residents.
• Assists in the completion of a monthly calendar of available activity/recreational programs and posts it in the center.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Activities Certification, preferred.
• One-year experience working in long term care.
• One years of experience conducting social/recreational programs within the past five years, preferred
  
  
  

Aztec Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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