Activities Assistant

Recover-Care; Baldwin City (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual evaluations

Electronic documentation

Employee appreciation events

Job summary

Recover-Care seeks an Activity Assistant to support the Activity Director in assessing, selecting, organizing, and implementing activity and recreation services for residents. The position includes hours every other weekend and evenings, with a rotating schedule.

You will help develop and deliver programs, encourage participation in arts/crafts, outings, religious activities, and educational events, and maintain patient activity records and documentation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with course work in recreation is desirable.
• Completion of a state approved activity-training course is preferred but not required.
• Experience leading recreational activities, arts/crafts, or educational activities is desired.

Responsibilities

• Assists in development and delivery of activity/recreational programs to promote patient engagement and functioning.
• Maintains precautions/limitations list on each patient.
• Encourages participation in group and individual activities including arts/crafts, outings, religious and educational activities.

Skills

Activity leadership

Group activities facilitation

Resident engagement

Education

High School Diploma (recreation coursework desirable)

State-approved activity-training course (preferred)

Job description

As needed for evening and weekends.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

As an activity assistant you are responsible for supporting the efforts of the Activity Director in the assessing, selecting, organizing, and implementing of activity/recreational services to address the individualized needs and interests of the overall patient population within the center. The hours for this postition are every other weekend.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Assists in the development and delivery of activity/recreational programs to promote the patients’ opportunities for engaging in normal life enhancement pursuits and to increase and/or maintain functioning levels.
• Maintains precautions/limitations list on each patient.
• Encourages patient participation in group and individual activities including arts/crafts, community outings, religious activities, intellectual/educational activities, community/center service activities, recreational activities, etc.
• Performs any miscellaneous work assignments as may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma with course work in recreation is desirable; Completion of a state approved activity-training course is preferred but not required.
• Previous experience in leading recreational activities, arts/crafts, intellectual/educational activities, community outings, etc., desired.

BENEFITS

• Annual evaluations
• Electronic documentation
• Employee appreciation events