Activities Assistant

NHS Management, LLC; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthInsurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

Career Growth Opportunities

Job summary

South Haven Health & Rehabilitation in Birmingham, AL is seeking an enthusiastic Activities Assistant to enrich residents' days. You will help plan programs, lead games, visits, and decorations to celebrate special occasions.

You'll work with a supportive team to create engaging activities, coordinate volunteers, and ensure residents feel at home. The role emphasizes creativity, compassion, and a hands-on approach with older adults.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing, and positive.
• Creative and willing to bring new ideas.
• Patient and compassionate with older adults.
• A team player who can also work independently.
• Comfortable leading activities and interacting with groups.
• Comfortable with basic computer and keyboard functions.
• Organized and dependable.
• A strong communicator.
• Previous experience working with elderly or disabled individuals is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Activities Director with daily activities, programs, and special events.
• Lead and participate in group activities, games, crafts, celebrations, and social events.
• Help residents get to and from activities.
• Provide one-on-one activities for residents who prefer or need to remain in their rooms.
• Encourage residents to participate based on their interests and abilities.
• Help prepare activity calendars, bulletin boards, decorations, and event materials.
• Record resident participation and responses to activities.
• Deliver resident mail and assist residents when needed.
• Help coordinate volunteers and community activities.
• Communicate resident needs or changes to the appropriate team members.
• Build positive relationships with residents, families, visitors, and coworkers.
• Protect resident dignity, privacy, rights, and confidentiality.
• Help create a positive, welcoming environment throughout the facility.

Job description

JOB DETAILS

ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT

South Haven Health & Rehabilitation

Full-Time | Resident Activities & Engagement

Help Make Every Day More Meaningful

Long-Term Care & Rehabilitation

LOVE PEOPLE? BRING YOUR ENERGY, CREATIVITY & HEART TO WORK!

South Haven Health & Rehabilitation is looking for an enthusiastic Activities Assistant to help make our residents' days a little brighter.

This isn't a desk job.

You'll help plan activities, lead games and events, visit residents one-on-one, decorate for special occasions, celebrate birthdays and holidays, and find creative ways to keep residents active, engaged, and connected.

If you're outgoing, creative, patient, and genuinely enjoy spending time with older adults, we'd love to meet you.

THE GOOD STUFF — AT A GLANCE

Fun, Creative Position

Build Meaningful Relationships with Residents

Help Plan Activities, Events & Celebrations

Work with a Supportive Team

Make Our Residents Feel at Home

Opportunity to Learn & Grow

What You'll Do

• Assist the Activities Director with daily activities, programs, and special events
• Lead and participate in group activities, games, crafts, celebrations, and social events
• Help residents get to and from activities
• Provide one-on-one activities for residents who prefer or need to remain in their rooms
• Encourage residents to participate based on their interests and abilities
• Help prepare activity calendars, bulletin boards, decorations, and event materials
• Record resident participation and responses to activities
• Deliver resident mail and assist residents when needed
• Help coordinate volunteers and community activities
• Communicate resident needs or changes to the appropriate team members
• Build positive relationships with residents, families, visitors, and coworkers
• Protect resident dignity, privacy, rights, and confidentiality
• Help create a positive, welcoming environment throughout the facility

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is:

• Friendly, outgoing, and positive
• Creative and willing to bring new ideas
• Patient and compassionate with older adults
• A team player who can also work independently
• Comfortable leading activities and interacting with groups
• Comfortable with basic computer and keyboard functions
• Organized and dependable
• A strong communicator

Previous experience working with elderly or disabled individuals is preferred.

Must be at least 18 years old and able to perform the essential physical functions of the position, including walking, standing, bending, reaching, pushing, and assisting with activity-related tasks.

Benefits For Eligible Full-time Employees

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Career Growth Opportunities

MORE THAN ACTIVITIES

A great activity can do much more than fill an afternoon.

It can help someone make a friend.

It can bring back a favorite memory.

It can give someone something to look forward to.

And sometimes, it can simply make someone smile on a day when they really needed it.

If that sounds like the kind of work you'd enjoy, come join us at South Haven.

Our Family Caring For Yours

“Our Family Caring For Yours”

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

South Haven Health & Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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