Activities Aide

Berkshire Medical Center; Great Barrington (MA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Berkshire Medical Center is seeking a part-time Activities Assistant to support planning and execution of resident activity programs at our facility in Great Barrington, MA. You will help organize outings, coordinate transportation, and assist with care plans for residents.

The role requires strong communication, reliability, and the ability to encourage resident participation. This position offers part-time hours with typical residential care hours and benefits as applicable.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating activity programs is a plus.
• Ability to observe and track resident participation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
• Observe resident attendance, behavior, and degree of involvement during programs.
• Encourage resident participation as deemed appropriate.
• Transport residents to and from activities as needed.
• Participate in discharge planning, development, and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
• Assist in arranging for transportation for outings.
• Coordinate activities with other departments and staff.
• Assist with implementing and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
• Perform administrative duties, i.e. completing necessary forms, reports, etc.

Skills

Program planning

Activity coordination

Communication

Education

High School

GED

Job description

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
• Observe resident attendance, behavior, and degree of involvement during programs.
• Encourage resident participation as deemed appropriate.
• Transport residents to and from activities as needed.
• Participate in discharge planning, development, and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
• Assist in arranging for transportation for outings.
• Coordinate activities with other departments and staff.
• Assist with implementing and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
• Perform administrative duties, i.e. completing necessary forms, reports, etc.

Job Types: Part-time

Salary: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

High School

GED

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