Activities Assistant

Great Lakes Management Co.; Buffalo (MN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Great Lakes Management Co. seeks an Activities Assistant to help plan, promote and facilitate a variety of programs for residents. This role supports the Activity Coordinator and leads group and individual activities for seniors, coordinating transportation to events and collaborating with volunteers.

The ideal candidate will be creative, organized, and capable of making sound decisions in residents’ best interests; strong English reading/writing skills are required.

Qualifications

• Creativity in developing and planning activity programs.
• Group leadership and interpersonal skills to lead one on one, small, and large group activities.
• Able to make responsible choices and decisions, and act in a resident’s best interest.
• Strong organizational skills
• Good work ethic
• Able to read, write, spell, do basic math, speak and understand English

Responsibilities

• Assist Activity Coordinator with planning, promotion, and facilitating/leading each event or program.
• Assess residents’ recreational and social needs.
• Support development of monthly Activity Calendar of Events.
• Lead small, large and one on one activity programs with seniors.
• Research and recommend entertainment/educational speakers/church representatives, etc.
• Coordinate transportation needs to outside events/programs and accompany residents on field trips; supervise volunteers.

Skills

Creativity

Group leadership

Decision making

Organizational skills

Work ethic

English reading/writing

Job description

Typically work days are Monday through Friday, 15 hours per week. Hours may be adjusted occasionally to meet programming needs. The work schedule and hours may vary from week to week.

Job Objective(s):

Responsible to assist Activities Coordinator in planning and leading a variety of activity programs designed to meet the resident’s social, physical, mental, emotional, and sensory needs.

Qualifications

• Creativity in developing and planning activity programs.
• Group leadership and interpersonal skills to lead one on one, small, and large group activities.
• Able to make responsible choices and decisions, and act in a resident’s best interest.
• Strong organizational skills
• Good work ethic
• Able to read, write, spell, do basic math, speak and understand English

Environmant

• Works indoors in a climate-controlled environment majority of the time.
• Works outdoors in elements of seasonal weather for periods of time to conduct field trips.

Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Responsible for assisting Activity Coordinator with planning, promotion, and facilitating/leading each event or program.
• Assess resident’s recreational and social needs.
• Support development of monthly Activity Calendar of Events.
• Lead small, large and one on one activity programs with seniors.
• Research and recommend to Coordinator entertainment/educational speakers/church representatives, etc.
• Support coordination of transportation needs to outside events/programs in accordance with established policies and procedures. Accompany residents on field trips as assigned.
• Work cooperatively with assigned volunteers and direct their assignments to support the resident programming.