ACTIVITIES AIDE

Pilgrim-Rehabilitation-and-Skilled-Nursing-Center-1; Peabody (MA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Peabody, MA, is seeking a part-time Activity Assistant (11.5 hours) to support planning, implementing, and evaluating recreational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual programs for residents. The position involves direct contact with residents in a healthcare setting.

The role requires helping observe participation, transporting residents as needed, and coordinating with other departments while maintaining quality assurance and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience working with the elderly population preferred.

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.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $16 USD to $18.80 USD

  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

Part-Time 11.5 hours

Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to assist in planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual programs, in accordance with resident’s care plan. This position operates in a healthcare setting. This role also routinely comes into contact with residents who have contagious diseases.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 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.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience working with the elderly population preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer

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