Activities Assistant

mainegeneral; Gardiner (ME); On-site; USD 23,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental and vision benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Retirement plan options (403(b)/401(a)

Disability insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

MaineGeneral Health is seeking an Activities Assistant for the Alzheimer's Care Center in Gardiner, ME. You will help with group activities, support patient and staff safety, and assist with setup and cleanup of patient activities in a caring environment.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma, a Maine driver's license, and a strong commitment to teamwork and patient care to support our community and colleagues.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid State of Maine Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.
• Commitment to giving your best to our patients, our community, and everyone working on our MaineGeneral team.
• Ability to work with a team to provide excellent patient care and safety.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with performing group activities.
• Encourages involvement and contributes to maintaining patient and staff safety.
• Facilitates and helps with the planning, set up, and clean up of patient group activities.
• Maintains activities areas and supplies in a clean, safe, and organized condition.
• Assists with the transport of patients to and from on-site/off-site group activity sessions.

Skills

Teamwork

Patient care

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description Summary:

MaineGeneral Health is a leading health care system that is proud of the culture of excellence, compassion and collaboration that extends to our patients and their families. We are committed to attracting talented, ambitious people who share our values and strive to provide excellent customer service. We are offering an exciting opportunity for an Activities Assistant to join our team at the Alzheimer's Care Center in Gardiner. If you have a passion for service excellence...we want to hear from you!

Job Description:

• Assists patients with performing group activities.
• Encourages involvement and contributes to maintaining patient and staff safety.
• Facilitates and helps with the planning, set up, and clean up of patient group activities.
• Maintains activities areas and supplies in a clean, safe, and organized condition.
• Assists with the transport of patients to and from on-site/off-site group activity sessions.

The ideal candidate will have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid State of Maine Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.
• Commitment to giving your best to our patients, our community, and everyone working on our MaineGeneral team.
• Ability to work with a team to provide excellent patient care and safety.

Compensation Information:

$16.82 - $29.44

The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

20

Job Exempt:

No

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees' wellness - physical, emotional and financial - is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality dental, vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

• When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• Access the wages you've already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:

• Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource - they're how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at [phone].