Activities Assistant

The Courville at Nashua; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending accounts

Paid life insurance

Job summary

The Courville at Nashua is seeking a Full-time Activities Assistant to enrich the lives of our residents. You will support the activities director, help plan events, and provide social and emotional support in a warm, welcoming setting.

Responsibilities include running daily activities, developing new ideas for engagement, and ensuring safety and well-being of residents. This role is ideal for someone energetic, flexible, and team-oriented, with a passion for senior care.

Qualifications

• Must be able to fluently read, write and speak English.
• Ability to work with seniors in a skilled nursing environment is preferred.
• Must pass facility physical and have a positive, upbeat attitude.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement resident activities.
• Provide social and emotional support to residents.
• Safely transport residents to activities and monitor health status.

Skills

Team player

Flexibility

Communication

Self-motivation

Organizational skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Do you love people? Do you enjoy music and crafts?

The Courville at Nashua is a Senior Healthcare Community in Nashua conveniently located near Saint Joseph's Hospital. We are locally owned and operated and committed to providing personalized service and care.

We’re looking for an energetic, creative Full-time Activities Assistant interested in enriching the lives of our amazing residents.

• 37.5 hrs/wk
• Bring JOY to our residents and enrich their lives
• Must enjoy working with seniors
• Great for a Student, retired person, or empty nester!
• Activities and events for residents and staff.

Job Description

The Activities Assistant will assist the director in planning and implementing resident activities. Additionally, the Activities Assistant will provide social and emotional support to individual residents in accordance with established standards, guidelines and regulations for resident safety. Successful candidates have the ability to think independently, will be self-motivated, organized, and must have a positive, upbeat attitude.

Activities include exercise, games, arts and sciences, travel, lectures, spiritual programs, outings, hosting speakers and musical events. Calendars are based on the ever-changing desires of our residents, so every day is different!

• Flexibility is very important
• Looking for Team-player willing to pitch in and assist as needed in other areas of the facility in emergent situations
• Must pass the physical required by this facility
• LNA license or interest in getting an LNA license - preferred
• Experience working in a skilled nursing environment is a plus!

Responsibilities

• Enthusiastically run daily activities that engage our residents
• Develop new activities that appeal to the different interests of our residents
• Safely transport residents to and from activities
• Observe the status of residents regarding physical, emotional, social and spiritual health and report all changes in status to nursing staff
• Observe resident's rights
• Assist in evacuation of residents in an emergency
• Report to work as scheduled and demonstrate dependability and punctuality
• Work cooperatively/assist with other departments
• Represent the facility to family and community events
• Attend in-services, as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

The Activities Assistant must be able to safely and successfully perform job-related functions, with or without reasonable accommodations required by federal, state, and local law. They must also:

• Have a High School diploma or equivalent
• Be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language
• Possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
• Be able to move intermittently throughout the workday
• Meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility which include a medical and physical examination
• Be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times, hostile people within the community

Benefits

Employee benefits include competitive wages, medical insurance, dental insurance, earned time, 401K, flexible spending accounts, and paid life insurance for eligible employees.

The Courvilles is an Equal Opportunity / Aff…

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, color, veteran status, religion, sex, or national origin.