Activities Assistant - Van Dyk Park Place

Van Dyk Health Care; Hawthorne (NJ); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Employee referral bonus

Customer appreciation bonus

Tuition reimbursement

Free meals provided

Paid rest breaks

Free uniforms

Holiday raffles/gifts

Thanksgiving turkey

Job summary

Van Dyk Health Care in Hawthorne, NJ seeks an Activities Assistant to join our caring team supporting seniors. This part-time role runs 9:00am-5:00pm with pay of $15.92 per hour.

The ideal candidate is dynamic, driven and motivated for success; training is provided for arts, crafts and activities. A High School Diploma or GED is required, with benefits including a generous paid-time-off package and other employee perks.

Qualifications

• Experience with arts, crafts and music is a plus, but not required; training provided.
• Compassionate, dependable with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with residents to meet their needs.
• Self-starter with initiative, detail-oriented and customer-focused.
• Energetic and creative with a positive attitude.
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement meaningful programs and activities to meet emotional, physical, recreational, social and spiritual needs of residents on individual and group bases.

Skills

Arts & crafts

Music activity planning

Communication skills

Relationship building

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

Energetic & creative

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Van Dyk Park Place in Hawthorne, NJ is accepting applications for an Activities Assistant

Ideal candidate is dynamic, driven and motivated for success. Immediate opportunity with competitive pay and generous paid-time-off package. Join a fun team that works closely together to provide excellent care for seniors.

Pay $ 15.92 per hour.

Part-Time

Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Our ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Experience with arts, crafts, music a plus but not required. We will train the right person.
• Compassionate, dependable, with excellent communications skills
• Ability to build relationships with our residents to ensure their needs are being met.
• Self-starter who is eager to take initiative, pays attention to details and exceeds customer expectations.
• Exhibits a high level of energy and creativity.
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities:

Ideal candidate will enjoy working with older adults. You will be able to develop and implement meaningful programs and activities to ensure the emotional, physical, recreational, social and spiritual needs of our residents are met and maintained on an individual and group basis.

Benefits:

• Competitive wages, employee referral bonus, customer appreciation employee bonus
• Tuition reimbursement (full-time/part-time staff), paid orientation, invitations to professional events
• Free meals provided, paid rest breaks, free uniforms for certain positions, holiday raffles/gifts, free Thanksgiving turkey
• Innovative recognition programs for performance and years of service, active suggestion programs and staff surveys for workplace enhancement, birthday parties, employee appreciation events (NYC cruise for long-term staff).