Activities Assistant

Gallup Nursing and Rehabilitation; Gallup (NM); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Casa Arena Healthcare is seeking a friendly Activity Assistant to bring compassion and smiles to residents at our Alamogordo location. The role supports the Activity Director to assess, select, organize, and implement activity and recreational services tailored to residents’ needs.

The ideal candidate will have a High School Diploma or equivalent and at least one year in long-term care, with preferred experience in social/recreational programming in the past five years.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• One-year experience working in long term care.
• One years of experience conducting social/recreational programs within the past five years, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in developing and delivering activity/recreational programs to promote residents' opportunities for engaging in normal life enhancement pursuits and to maintain functioning levels.
• Encourages resident participation in group and individual activities including arts/crafts, community outings, religious activities, intellectual/educational activities, and other recreational activities.
• Assists in completing activity documentation in line with regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Submits supplies list and receipts for activity expenditures.
• Maintains precautions/limitations list on each resident.
• Assists with organizing volunteers and supervising the volunteer program.
• Assists with Resident Council Meetings and planning community activities.
• Prepares and posts a monthly calendar of activity programs.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Benefits available for Full Time employee’s

Job type: Full Time

Benefits

• 401(k)


• Dental insurance


• Health insurance


• Life insurance


• Vision insurance

Your Job

Come experience and embrace the highest level of care at Casa Arena Healthcare. We are a proud facility that recognizes its outstanding employees and celebrates their excellence. We are looking for a friendly Activity Assistant who can bring their compassion and smiles to our kind residents!

205 Moonglow Ave, Alamogordo, NM 88310, USA
575-434-4510

Your Job Summary

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 residents.

Principal Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and delivery of activity/recreational programs to promote the residents' opportunities for engaging in normal life enhancement pursuits and to increase and/or maintain functioning levels.


• Encourages resident participation in group and individual activities including arts/crafts, community outings, religious activities, intellectual/educational activities, community/center service activities, recreational activities, etc.


• Assists in completing activity documentation, when needed, if trained and in conjunction with regulatory requirements and company policies.


• Submits supplies list to Activity/Recreation Director and submits receipts for activity expenditures.


• Maintains precautions/limitations list on each resident.


• Assists Activity/Recreation Director in the organization and supervision of the volunteer program including recruiting and training volunteers.


• Assists with Resident Council Meetings when necessary.


• Assists in planning community activities that jointly include the community, staff, families and residents.


• Assists in the completion of a monthly calendar of available activity/recreational programs and posts it in the center.


• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.


• One-year experience working in long term care.


• One years of experience conducting social/recreational programs within the past five years, preferred.

Gallup Nursing & Rehabilitation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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