Activities Assistant

New England Homes for The Deaf, Inc; Danvers (MA); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Job summary

A specialized care community in Danvers is looking for an activities staff member to create and facilitate resident activities, assist during events, and ensure resident participation. Candidates must communicate clearly using ASL and hold a respectful and compassionate attitude towards all residents. This position requires weekend and holiday availability, along with participation in on-site ASL and Culture classes.

Qualifications

• Available to work one weekend per month with prior approval.
• Available for every other holiday based on approval.
• Participation in free on-site ASL and Culture classes.

Responsibilities

• Create and facilitate activities for residents.
• Assist residents with activities as needed.
• Document each resident's daily activity participation.

Skills

Respect and compassion

Pleasant personality

Calm demeanor

Clear communication using ASL

Job description

About NEHD:

New England Homes for the Deaf, founded in 1901, is a life plan community that offers a continuum of care to Deaf, Deafblind, and hard of hearing seniors, including independent living, rest home, skilled nursing community, Deaf senior centers, short-term rehabilitation services, respite care services and hospice care. The New England Homes for the Deaf mission is to provide long term healthcare, housing, recreational activities and social support for Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing individuals in an accessible, barrier-free, and culturally sensitive environment with optimal communication and architectural resources.

Responsibilities:

• Available to work 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (open to other hours).
• Preferred: available to work Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
• Create and facilitate activities for residents.
• Invite and encourage residents to attend and participate in activities.
• Explain time, place and nature of activities as needed.
• Offer activity materials for residents to peruse activities/interests in/out of room as desired.
• Assist with Sunroom activities.
• Assist residents with activities as needed.
• Properly document each resident's daily activity participation in the appropriate logs.
• Provide appropriate group and one-on-one activities for all residents.
• Provide appointment reminders to residents who have signed up for in-house activity services.
• Assist in the transport of residents to activity location.
• Copy and distribute Activities schedule to residents.
• Set up activity areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Participate in offsite resident Activities.
• Attend outdoor events with residents on and off property.
• Performs additional duties, as assigned by the Activities Director, in support of Activities Department.

Requirements:

• Available to work one weekend per month based on approval from the Activities Director.
• Available to work every other holiday per year based on approval from Activities Director (holidays are listed in the Employee Handbook).
• An attitude of respect and compassion towards all residents and staff.
• Pleasant personality and ability to maintain a calm demeanor during excitable or emergency situations.
• Ability to communicate clearly using ASL.
• All staff are required to take our free, on-site ASL and Culture classes.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force to lift, carry, pull, push, or otherwise move objects and/or residents.
• Ability to push residents in wheelchairs, with unknown limit of bodyweight.
• Ability to successfully set up activities on an independent level.
• Ability to transcribe.