Activities Assistant AL

PruittHealth; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

PruittHealth in Winston-Salem, NC is seeking a part-time Recreation Services staff member to assist in planning, implementing, and evaluating recreational, social, and spiritual programs aligned with residents’ care plans. Duties include assessments, scheduling, and coordinating with the interdisciplinary team to promote residents’ well-being.

The role requires minimum two years of college in relevant fields and two years of experience in recreational programs, including healthcare.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of college education in recreation, education, social work or related behavioral sciences.
• Two years’ experience in a social or recreational program within the past five years, with one year full-time in a health care setting.
• EEO employer; applicants considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Responsibilities

• Conducts assessments and gathers information by interviewing residents, families, and representatives to develop individualized recreation programs.
• Updates recreational programs to accommodate needs, preferences and residents’ rights.
• Works with the interdisciplinary team to develop and evaluate the care plan, and communicates responses to the team.
• Schedules activities to fit residents' hours (morning, afternoon, evening, weekend) and posts the monthly calendar.
• Provides activities to residents confined to rooms reflecting life-long interests and supports independent or staff-assisted work.
• Delivers structured activities for cognitively impaired residents with adaptations for participation.
• Ensures residents are informed of activities, staff participation is encouraged, and transportation is provided.
• Records progress notes in the clinical record and audits chart entries for completeness and accuracy.
• Performs quality assurance rounds and identifies performance issues with corrective actions.
• Develops and updates Recreation Services policies to reflect facility philosophy and regulatory standards.
• Communicates daily with the Nursing Home Administrator about care, staffing and budget needs.
• Assists in budgeting for the department and provides financial information as needed.

Education

Two years of college education (recreation/education/social work/behavioral sciences or clinical services)

Job description

Job Purpose

Assists in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual programs, in accordance with the patient's assessment and care plan, and as directed by the Supervisor.

Job Purpose

Assists in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual programs, in accordance with the patient's assessment and care plan, and as directed by the Supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts assessments and gathers information by interviewing residents, interested family members, legal representatives and significant others to develop individualized recreation programs that accommodate the functional levels, needs and interests of each resident.
• Updates resident Recreations programs as needed to accommodate individual needs and preference and to protect and promote residents’ rights.
• Works cooperatively with members of interdisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care. Attends care conferences and develops activity interventions as part of the comprehensive plan of care. Communicates resident concerns and responses to interventions to the interdisciplinary team members and direct care staff.
• Schedules recreational activities to accommodate the residents hours ( morning, afternoon, evening, weekend), that appeal to all age groups, both men and women, take place in a variety of locations and include special seasonal events. Posts monthly Activities calendar.
• Provides activities to residents confined to their rooms that reflect life-long interests such as music, reading, visits with people of shared interests and in-room projects that the resident can work on independently or with staff assistance.
• Provides structured activities to meet the needs of cognitively impaired residents such as music events, gross motor games or outdoor walks. Seeks way to adapt activities so that all resident can participate such as segmenting tasks to simple steps, providing verbal prompts, physical support, demonstration and hand-over-hand assistance when the residents is unable to complete a task independently.
• Develops and implements effective procedures to ensure that all residents are informed that activities are occurring, that staff encourages participation and that transportation is provided.
• Records progress notes in the clinical record including subjective findings, objective symptoms, observations of behavior, interventions provided to resident and the resident’s responses to the interventions. Audits chart entries written by Recreation Services staff for completeness, accuracy.
• Performs quality assessment and assurance functions, including daily regulatory compliance rounds, observation of activities in progress on units, record reviews and interviews with staff members, residents, families and Administration. Identifies problems in Recreation Services staff performance and institutes corrective action.
• Develops and updates Recreation Services policies and procedures that reflect the philosophy and mission of the facility, professional standards of Activities practice and state federal laws and regulations.
• Communicates with Nursing Home Administrator on daily basis to discuss resident care, personnel and budget issues. Develops staffing plan and recommends to Nursing Home Administrator numbers and types of personnel needed to meet resident needs in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Ability to participate in the development of the department budget. Provide relevant financial information to Nursing Home Administrator regarding department financial needs and status

Minimum Education Required

Requires minimum two (2) years college education with courses in recreation, education, social work, other behavioral sciences or clinical services.

Minimum Experience Required

Two (2) years’ experience in a social or recreational program within the past five years, with one year full-time employment in a patient/resident activities program in a health care setting.

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As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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Primary Location

North Carolina-Winston-Salem

Schedule

Part-time

Shift

1st Shift

Job Posting

Aug 6, 2026, 1:57:34 PM

Work Locations

PruittPlace - Winston Salem