Activities Aide Part-time PM Shift

Company Description

• Start Date:  ASAP, we have a new employee orientation class starting soon
• Hourly Wage Estimate:    $16.00 per hour
• Shift:  8 hour shifts
• Schedule:  Part-time 12pm-8pm M-F with rotating weekends (Sat & Sun)

When you're a patient, games, music, and engagement can be the highlight of your day. At Frankfort Terrace, we know that emotional well-being is just as important as clinical care — and that’s where you come in.

We’re seeking an Activity Aide to engage residents in a therapeutic program in our behavioral health facility.  This is not a therapist's position, but you will help residents with life enrichment and entertainment to help keep them engaged in their recovery programs while they are with us.  We are seeking candidates with a strong background in sports, culture, music, and traditional recreational activities, to help bring joy, structure, and stimulation to those in our care.

Job Description

What You’ll Do

✅ Lead engaging daily activities, ranging from fitness and games to music and arts
✅ Create stimulating cognitive and memory retention events for long-term residents
✅ Contribute to programs that keep short-term patients motivated and engaged
✅ Maintain accurate documentation in PointClickCare (EMR system)
✅ Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to individualize programming

Why Join Us?

💡 You’ll make a difference every day in the lives of those working toward recovery
🎉 Every day brings an opportunity to create joy and connection
🤝 Supportive, team-based behavioral health environment
📈 Growth opportunities and full benefits

Ready to participate in activities/events full of purpose and possibility?
Apply today and help our residents heal, connect, and thrive

Qualifications

Activity / Activities Aide:  Officially we title this job an Activities Aide, but in other centers it may be called an Activity Aide, Activities Assistant, or even a Life Enrichment Coordinator.

What we need from you:

• Must possess a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Prior experience as an activity aide in a long-term care facility preferred
• Must have computer knowledge
• Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of twenty-five (25) pounds
• Ability to successfully pass a pre-employment physical and criminal history background check

Additional Information

Note: This overview/Ad is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.  More information will be disclosed during your interview and on the formal Job Description.

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This center is managed by TRANSITIONAL CARE MANAGEMENT.  We currently provide comprehensive management services to several inpatient healthcare centers throughout Northern IL & the Chicagoland area. These settings include Long-term Care Skilled Nursing (SNFs), Short-term Care Rehabilitation, Intermediate Care (ICFs), and Behavioral Health Service (SMHRFs) centers. 

Each center is unique; offering you a variety of long-term career opportunities.