Activities Assistant

The Courville at Nashua; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Earned time

401K

Flexible spending accounts

Paid life insurance for eligible

Job summary

The Courville at Nashua, a senior healthcare community in Nashua near Saint Joseph's Hospital, is seeking a Full-time Activities Assistant to enrich residents' lives through engaging programs and events.

Responsibilities include planning and executing activities, providing social support, and collaborating with staff. Must be energetic, organized, and flexible; HS diploma required with preference for LNA interest.

Qualifications

• Energetic and creative individual with a passion for residents.
• Ability to plan, implement and adapt activities for seniors.
• Fluent English; able to read, write, and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Enthusiastically run daily activities to engage residents.
• Develop new activities appealing to varied interests.
• Safely transport residents to and from activities.
• Observe resident health and report changes to nursing staff.
• Observe residents' rights and assist in emergencies.
• Attend required trainings and work with other departments.
• Represent the facility at family and community events.

Skills

Energetic

Creative

Team player

Self-motivated

Organized

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 Assistantinterested 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
• 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 of this position include, but are not limited to:

• 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, and emotionally sensitive residents within the community

Benefits:

• competitive wages
• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• earned time
• 401K
• flexible spending accounts
• paid life insurance for eligible employees

The Courvilles is an Equal Opportunity / Affi

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