Activities Assistant- FULL TIME

The Birches Assisted Living and Memory Care; Clarendon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 2,135,000 - 2,342,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Medical Insurance

Paid leave

Paid holidays

Life Insurance

Education reimbursement

On-the-job training

Job summary

The Birches Assisted Living in Clarendon Hills, IL, seeks an Activities Assistant for the memory care Encore neighborhood. This is a full-time role focused on implementing programming that supports memory care residents and fosters meaningful interactions with residents and families.

You will design and lead activities to stimulate intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical well-being in a supportive, creative environment.

Qualifications

• Must possess, at minimum, a high school diploma.
• On-the-job training provided for those passionate to support older adults.
• Driver's License required to drive our bus for outings.
• Experience in senior-living or related industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement programming that supports successful aging and memory care residents.
• Build and support meaningful relationships with residents to foster growth.
• Create and implement activities that engage intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical abilities.
• Contribute to a fun, positive, creative, and inspiring atmosphere for residents and team members.

Skills

Communication

Creativity

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Position:Activities Assistant- FULL TIME

Location:Clarendon Hills, IL

Job Id:641

# of Openings:1

Activities Assistant / Enrichment Coordinator- Assisted Living &Memory Care

The Birches Assisted Living

(1) FULL TIME Opening- MEMORY CARE- 8:30AM-4:30PM (Mon-Fri)

What You’ve Been Looking For: A Workplace to Call Home

All hours and positions are permanently scheduled so you can plan ahead for vacations and personal time! It is up to our team members if they want to pick up additional shifts beyond their agreed hours. Our live scheduling software makes it easy to see what is your schedule for the week, and what is available if you want some extra hours!

Benefits (all employees)

• Privately owned & operated small business for more than 20 years; no corporate structure with tenure leadership
• Discounted, homemade employee meals
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Retirement Savings Program
• A business looking for long-term partnerships with its members
• On the job training and education accommodations
• Employee wellness and Successful Aging support
• Cross training into multiple departments to meet career goals
• Part time members (working less than 32 hours/week) qualify for accrued PLT based on hours worked
• Referral bonus to fill open positions: $1000/person (unlimited per year)

Additional Benefits for employees working more than 32 hours/week or more:

• Medical Insurance with 3 different offerings
• 1 st year: 2-3 weeks accrued paid leave time
• 5 th year:3-4 weeks accrued paid leave time
• 10 th year or more 4-5 weeks accrued paid leave time
• 6 paid holidays (double-time if working on the holiday)
• Life Insurance
• Short term/ long term disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Continuing Education Reimbursement

SUMMARY

When you join The Birches, you join a Successful Aging Community that believes in the positive aging lifestyle. We believe that each one of us has, within ourselves, the power to live longer and healthier lives by taking care our Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, and Social health. And as a community, we work together to support our residents and team members to discover what’s possible and make a real difference in the lives of our residents.

The primary purpose of your job position is to implement theprogramming that allows successful aging and support for our residents living with memory loss and their families.This position is responsible for building and supporting meaningful relationships with our residents that will allow residents to grow regardless of their age or physical or cognitive abilities. The Activities Assistant for our memory care neighborhood,Encore, has the privilege of creating and implementing activities that are designed to support our residents' intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical abilities while creating a fun, positive, creative, and inspirational atmosphere for our residents and team members.

We are looking for a fun, creative, supportive, and flexible individual interested in having fun with our older adults by creating purposeful events.

Education and/or Experience

Education: Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma.
Experience: On-the-job training provided for those passionate to support older adults.
Drivers License required as an essential function to this position to drive our bus for outings.
Experience in senior-living or related industry preferred.

Experience working with those living with memory loss preferred.
Experience as an activities assistant preferred.

Pay Range based on Education and/or Experience upon hire

Minimum to Maximum: $15.50/hour- $17.00/hour