Activities Assistant, (Per Diem)

Bear Mountain Healthcare; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bear Mountain Healthcare is seeking an Activities Assistant to join our Care Village Vision team in the Boston area. You will work with a supervisor to assess residents and implement individual and group therapeutic recreation activities, adapting sessions to meet each resident’s needs and ensuring safety and confidentiality.

Requirements include strong English communication, patience, tact, enthusiasm, and the ability to function independently when tasks are assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm to handle residents at various ability levels.
• Knowledge of TR policies or guidelines is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Works with supervisor to complete assessments.
• Implements 1:1 and group TR activities with residents.
• Adapts TR activities to meet resident needs.
• Provides TR resources, supplies, and equipment.
• Offers emotional support to residents and families.
• Maintains a positive atmosphere during TR sessions.
• Ensures resident safety following health and safety policies.
• Participates in team meetings.
• Communicates behavioral observations to staff and team.
• Encourages resident involvement in recreation and provides support.
• Maintains confidentiality of resident care information.
• Knowledge of residents’ rights.

Skills

English proficiency

Patience & empathy

Therapeutic recreation

Independent work

Group activities

Resident assessment

Safety awareness

Documentation

Job description

To join the Activities TEAM...

1. Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

2. Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever level of ability at which they are currently functioning.

The Activites Assistant will:

• Works with supervisor to complete assessments.


• Implements 1:1 and group TR activities with assigned residents.


• Adapts or modifies TR activities to meet resident’s needs.


• Provides residents with TR resources, supplies, and equipment.


• Provides emotional support to residents and families.


• Provides a positive, supportive atmosphere during TR sessions.


• Ensures resident safety during TR sessions; follows health and safety policies, anticipates hazards, and takes appropriate measures.


• Participates in team meetings


• Communicates behavioral observations of residents to other staff and team members.


• Encourages resident involvement in recreation opportunities and provides necessary support to facilitate involvement.


• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information.


• Be knowledgeable of residents’ rights.

• Ability to function independently, once work tasks has been assigned.


• Ability to gather assessment information in accordance with appropriate guidelines/standards (i.e., American Therapeutic Recreation Association Standards of Practice/Guidelines for TR Assistants; National Therapeutic Recreation Society Standards of Practice)


• Ability to plan and lead a variety of TR sessions.


• Ability to observe and document resident progress.


• Knowledge of TR policies and procedures


• Work Weekends

Care Village Vision and is a leading healthcare company, spanning the nursing home sector from Extended/Long Term Care and Short-Term Rehabilitation to Neurobehavior Programs. Bear Mountain is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its facilities. Our vision “To exceed your expectation with the highest quality healthcare in a safe, clean, supportive and positive environment.” unites us as a team, our Team members put CARE back into Healthcare, and, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all! We expect you to maintain and support the education of this culture.