Activities Assistant

Highgate Senior Living; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-based senior living organization in Vancouver is seeking an Activities Assistant to implement engaging social programs for residents. The successful candidate should have experience in customer service, event planning, and a passion for working with seniors. Key responsibilities include leading activities, fostering socialization, and promoting wellness programs. The position offers a flexible hourly wage between $18.00 to $22.00. As a healthcare company, being vaccinated against COVID-19 is preferred.

Benefits

Good benefits package

Opportunity for career innovation

Qualifications

• At least 1 year in customer service, event planning, or leading groups.
• Experience in coordinating group activities and encouraging participation.
• Ability to pass background check and have a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Implement an engaging social program for residents.
• Lead small and large group activities.
• Work directly with the Life Enhancement Coordinator.

Skills

Confidence to engage with seniors

Creativity

Communication skills

Proficient in MS Office

Team player

Ability to adapt

Job description

LOVE YOUR WORK. JOIN OUR TEAM.

A community, not a facility. As thought leaders in the industry, we take a positive, holistic approach to senior care and encourage independence, as people are happiest when they can make their own choices. We provide opportunities for physical activity, social engagement, intellectual stimulation, spiritual involvement, and fun. We treat our residents and our team members like family. This opportunity will allow you to positively impact the quality of life for over 700 seniors and their families.

Activities Assistant

Do you enjoy having fun? Spending time with people? If so, maybe this is an opportunity for you. We are looking for the right person to implement an engaging social program for our residents. We specialize in assisted living and memory care. Highgate Senior Living's mission is to devote ourselves to help each resident live a life of purpose and each of us plays a crucial role in doing so. We operate communities in the western US and are seeking the right Life Enhancement Specialist to join our team. Come help us create an environment that promotes a sense of well‑being and the feeling of true community in a gracious, homelike setting. This position is full‑time or part‑time and includes leading both small and large group activities, events, and opportunities for our residents to learn new things. In this role you will be working directly with the Life Enhancement Coordinator to build and implement a program for our residents that includes the pursuit of creative interests like the Arts and music, provides opportunities for socialization, promotes a wellness program that includes physical exercise and mindfulness, provides outlets for spiritual fulfillment, creates environments for residents to focus on continuous learning, cognition stimulation and family/friends engagement. Living with purpose is the fundamental principle our program is founded upon, as all of us want to feel needed and useful. Executing this mission driven role helps our residents maintain that sense of purpose, feel valued and necessary in the world.

The successful candidate will be motivated by service, an organized and detail-oriented individual with a positive and self-motivated attitude. You must have strong communication and computer skills. Excellent time management skills are important along with relationship building, persistence, flexibility, and adaptability. You must want to have fun and spend time with others to be successful in this role.

Skills Needed

• Confidence to engage with seniors, in large and small groups
• Creativity to provide fun for our residents
• Ability to create an appealing atmosphere for our seniors at varying cognitive and physical ability levels
• Communication skills that use persuasion to help encourage our residents to attend various gatherings, social opportunities, and groups
• Comfortability to interact with social media and promote our program to families and others that engage with our social media platforms
• Proficient in MS Office suite
• Team player with ability to develop strong working relationships along with customer service focus
• Ability to adapt/respond quickly to the needs and preferences of our residents
• An understanding or the willingness to gain an understanding of the various forms of dementia and how to help residents with dementia still live with purpose

Relatable Experience

• Experience in coordinating group activities, event planning and/or structured opportunities that encourage people to come together
• Past experiences where you have encouraged the participation of others or facilitate groups
• Past roles in which you have been a multi-tasker, attending to the needs of others while monitoring the overall environment
• Jobs you’ve had that include working with seniors or other vulnerable populations
• Prior volunteer work or other work where you were responsible to bring the fun and organize people
• Experiences that have given you a familiarity with the senior population and how aging can affect a person
• Experience in Assisted Living/Healthcare therapeutic recreation or other customer service roles

Qualifications

1. At least 18 years of age
2. At least 1 year in customer service, event planning, or leading groups
3. Current negative TB test
4. Willingness to learn how to work in a healthcare/assisted living environment
5. Ability to pass criminal record/background check
6. Valid driver’s license with a qualifying driver abstract
7. Good time management skills
8. Must be able to work well independently with little oversight

As an organization we offer our team members a good benefits package, the ability to be heard, have their opinions count and the opportunity to innovate. Our compensation package will be flexible for this role based on the credentialing, tenure and skill sets each candidate brings for consideration. The starting hourly wage range for this position is $18.00 to $22.00 per hour. Prior experience in seniors housing programming is preferred. A passion for your work and a commitment to serving others are essential job qualifications. This is an opportunity to work in a booming industry that is constantly evolving and is making a positive impact for seniors every day. We are a healthcare company and being vaccinated against COVID-19 is preferred. If you want to learn more about this opportunity, please reach out to connect with us.