Activities Assistant

Maple Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare; Kingston (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home-like atmosphere

Medical, dental, vision plans

Voluntary benefits - Colonial Life

Hourly pay based on experience

Job summary

Maple Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Kingston, PA is seeking a full-time Activities Assistant to support the activity program, including every other weekend and holiday. The role involves planning, developing, organizing and implementing activities under the Activity Director’s supervision, with a creative, outgoing candidate who can motivate residents to participate.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time staff, voluntary benefits through Colonial Life,

Qualifications

• Creativity and outgoing personality to engage residents.
• Ability to motivate residents to participate in activities and events.
• Ability to plan, develop, organize and implement activity programs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, and implementing the activities program.
• Assist in recording and maintaining records of resident's participation in activities.
• Assist with outside activities and groups for the residents.
• Conduct the scheduled activity programs in a timely manner according to the monthly activity calendar.
• Assist residents to and from the area where the scheduled activity is held.
• Assist with Resident Council Meetings.

Skills

Creativity

Outgoing personality

Motivational skills

Job description

Maple Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is a 92 bed long term care facility located at 615 Wyoming Ave. Kingston, PA.

We are currently looking for a full-time Activities Assistant that will include every other weekend and every other holiday.

Applicants will assist in the planning, developing, organizing and implementing the activity program under the supervision of the Activity Director. The ideal candidate should be creative, have an outgoing personality and be able to motiviate our residents to participate in activities and events.

What you get from us as an Activities Assistant:

• Hourly rates based on experience
• Home like atmosphere with 92 beds
• Medical, dental, vision plans available to all full-time employees
• Voluntary benefits through Colonial Life

What will you do as an Activities Assistant:

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, and implementing the activites program
• Assist in the recording and maintaining records of resident's participation in activities
• Assist with outside activities and groups for the residents
• Conducts the scheduled activity programs in a timely manner according to the monthly activity calendar
• Assists residents to and from the area where the scheduled activity is held
• Assist with Resident Council Meetings

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