Activities Assistant, (Work Weekends)

Care Village at Parkway; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Care Village at Parkway is seeking an Activities Assistant to join our Activities TEAM. You will support residents through therapeutic recreation (TR) activities, work with your supervisor on assessments, and adapt sessions to match each resident’s level of ability.

Strong English communication and a cheerful, empathetic demeanor are essential. You will provide TR resources and equipment, document progress, participate in team meetings, and ensure resident safety and rights are respected while

Qualifications

• Must read, write, speak and understand English.
• Patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm with residents at various levels.
• Ability to function independently once tasks are assigned.

Responsibilities

• Work with supervisor to complete assessments.
• Implement 1:1 and group TR activities with assigned residents.
• Adapt or modify TR activities to meet resident needs.
• Provide residents with TR resources, supplies, and equipment.
• Provide emotional support to residents and families.
• Create a positive, supportive atmosphere during TR sessions.
• Ensure resident safety during TR sessions and follow safety policies.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Communicate behavioral observations to staff and team members.
• Encourage resident involvement in recreation opportunities and provide support.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident care information.
• Be knowledgeable of residents' rights.

Skills

English proficiency

Patience

Cheerful disposition

Team collaboration

Assessment data collection

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 Culture

Care Village is a leading healthcare company, spanning the nursing home sector from Extended/Long Term Care and Short-Term Rehabilitation to Neurobehavior Programs. Care Village 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.