Activities Assistant (Healthcare)

Activities Assistant

Position Title: Activities Assistant

Department: Activities

Reports to: Activities Director

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

General Purpose

The primary purpose of the Activities Assistant is to assist the Activities Director run a creative and interactive activities program. This must be done in accordance with current federal, state, local and corporate standards, regulations, and guidelines to assure that an on-going program of activities is designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial needs of each resident.

Essential Duties

• Participate in planning and conducting of individual, small and large group activities.

• Assist in providing good communication between team members of all levels, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies/personnel, and the public to ensure the needs and best interest of the residents, community are met to the extent possible.

• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the community and the services and needs of the resident and family.

• Assist in development of monthly activity calendar and maintaining attendance records.

• Participate in planning, development and implementation of activity service plans.

• Assist in arranging transportation for residents when necessary, including, but not limited to, resident outings, to/from appointments, or for other needs as directed by the Executive Director.

• Assists in developing a monthly activity schedule for residents, which includes resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in-room activities for isolated residents.

• Encourage residents to participate in self-initiated activities including hobbies, crafts, and reading. Provide materials as necessary including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate.

• Keep the Activity room and space clean, orderly and secure.

Supervisory Requirements

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualification

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or equivalent. Preferable one-year experience in a long term care facility.

Language Skills

Ability to read technical procedures. Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities: Standing and /or walking very frequently. Sitting occasionally. Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently. Talking and /or hearing very frequently. Tasting and /or smelling very frequently. Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally. Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Additional Information

Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.