Activities Aide

ellenmemorialrhc; Honesdale (Wayne County); Híbrido; USD 17.000 - 22.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ellenmemorialrhc in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, is seeking an Activities Aide for the Evening Shift (11am-7pm). You will support engaging, meaningful activity programs designed to nurture residents' spiritual, emotional, recreational, and social well-being in a caring, respectful environment.

The role emphasizes compassion, creativity, and teamwork as you implement activity calendars, assist residents, transport them when needed, and document program operations for the activities director.

Formación

• Compassionate and patient approach to elder care.
• Creativity in designing engaging activities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsabilidades

• Assist in organizing, implementing, evaluating, and facilitating activity programs as directed.
• Maintain good rapport with staff to meet residents' needs.
• Follow department policies and procedures and report as required.
• Develop and implement policies to address residents' spiritual, social, recreational, and emotional needs.
• Provide written and oral reports to the activities director about program operations.
• Report incidents or unsafe conditions immediately.
• Encourage resident participation in activities.
• Facilitate calendars with activities like bingo, socials, exercises, bowling, movies, etc.
• Assist residents with transportation to activities using assistive devices.
• Provide one-to-one conversations for sensory and social stimulation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Compassionate

Creativity

People-friendly

Descripción del empleo

Activities Aide Evening Shift (11am-7pm)

Make a Difference Every Day Through Meaningful Engagement

Are you creative, compassionate, and energized by helping others enjoy life to the fullest? As an Activities Aide, you’ll play a vital role in enhancing the daily lives of our residents by supporting engaging, purposeful, and fun activity programs that nurture their spiritual, emotional, recreational, and social well-being.

This is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to bring joy, connection, and purpose to those we serve in a supportive and positive environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in organizing, implementing, evaluating, and facilitating the activity programs of this facility as directed.
• Assist in maintaining a good working rapport with staff of other departments within the facility to meet the needs of the residents.
• Assist in administering and following all department policies and procedures.
• Review department policies and procedures and follow all directives.
• Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures for identifying the spiritual, social, recreational, and emotional needs of the residents as directed.
• Make written and oral reports/ recommendations as directed to the activities director concerning the operation of the activity department.
• Report all incidents/ accidents immediately.
• Report all unsafe/ hazardous conditions/ equipment immediately.
• Assure that established safety regulations are followed at all times.
• Assist in encouraging residents to attend activity programs.
• Implement activity calendar by facilitating various activities such as bingo, socials, exercise groups, bowling, poetry readings, movies, etc.
• Provide assistance to residents by transporting them to, and from the activity program in the resident’s designated assistive device such as wheelchairs, broda chairs, and Geri chairs.
• Assist staff on off‑site trips with residents
• Provide residents with one to one conversation visits for sensory and social stimulation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

• Works in well‑lit/ventilated areas.
• Sitting, standing, bending, lifting, pushing wheelchairs, and moving intermittently during working hours.
• Subject to frequent interruptions.
• Subject to hostile and emotionally upset patients, family members, etc.
• Communicates with nursing personnel, and other department supervisors as directed/needed.
• Willingness to work beyond normal working hours, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
• Attend and participate in continuing educational programs as directed.
• Subject to falls, burns from equipment, infectious diseases, substance orders, etc. throughout the workday.
• Be economical and careful with supplies and equipment.