Activities Assistant

Essex Meadows Inc; Essex (CT); On-site; USD 24,796 - 29,962; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Appreciation bonus

Scholarships

EV charging stations

Daily pay

Engaging work environment

Job summary

Essex Meadows Inc. is seeking an Activities Assistant in Essex, CT. This part-time role spans 9 hours per week and includes weekends; pay ranges from $18 to $21.75 per hour.

You will help develop and run activities that support residents’ physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being in a warm, creekside community. You’ll collaborate with the Community Life Services Director to plan events, groups, and programs, including entertainment, outings, religious services, fitness, arts and crafts, and

Qualifications

• One year experience in a social or recreational program preferred.
• Experience in geriatrics, recreation or social administration preferred.
• Must have the ability to solve practical problems and to use appropriate judgment to protect the safety and dignity of the resident.

Responsibilities

• Assist planning and coordination with the Community Life Services Director for activities and events.
• Coordinate discussion groups and clubs.
• Provide sensory stimulation activities.
• Plan cultural activities.
• Arrange religious services.
• Coordinate special entertainment.
• Organize off-property trips.
• Coordinate special events.
• Provide IT support.
• Organize in-house movie sessions.
• Conduct instructional courses (arts & crafts, seminars, workshops, presentations).
• Lead health and fitness activities.
• Develop activities for residents with Alzheimer’s/Dementia and Parkinson’s.
• Plan holiday parties.
• Require flexibility; may include nights and weekends.

Job description

Position

Activities Assistant

Shift Available

9 hours per week, including weekends

Pay

$18/hr. - $21.75/hr.

Location

Essex, CT

Who We Are

Be part of something special. If you enjoy working with older adults, caring for and talking with them, learning from their stories and seeing them smile, this is the job of a lifetime. Walk through our doors and see the difference in the future with senior living and care. Set against a beautiful 1,000-acre natural preserve and just minutes from the shoreline, Essex Meadows leads the way in comprehensive senior living in Connecticut. When you work at Essex Meadows, you have a front‑row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company—one that's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don't just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

You Will Enjoy

• Resident sponsored appreciation bonus
• Resident sponsored educational scholarships
• Free electric vehicle charging stations
• Daily Pay – Work today, get paid today
• An exceptional work environment that is both engaging and fun

Essex Meadows isseeking a hospitality focused Activities Assistant to join our dedicated team.

Summary

The Activity Assistant works in accordance with established policies and procedures, under the instruction from the Community Life Service Director. The Activity Assistant position is to help implement programs designed to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the community residents.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assists with planning and coordinating with the Community Life Services Director:
• activities and events
• discussion groups & clubs
• sensory stimulation
• cultural activities
• religious services
• special entertainment
• off-property trips
• special events
• IT support
• In-house movies
• instructional courses; such as, arts & crafts, seminars, workshops, presentations;
• health & fitness activities
• customized activities for Alzheimer/Dementia and Parkinson affected residents, marketing events
• holiday parties
• Flexibility with hours - will involve nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• One year experience in a social or recreational program preferred.
• Experience in geriatrics, recreation or social administration preferred.
• Must have the ability to solve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variable sin situations and to use appropriate judgment to protect the safety and dignity of the resident.

All new hires must be able to pass our preemployment screening process, which includes a fitness for duty physical, criminal background check, drug test and employment references as required by a licensed residential care facility. Some of the roles in our community also require that we ask about your vaccination status.

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