Activities Specialist

South Ogden Post-Acute; South Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Employer-matching 401k

Up to 16 days PTO

Company paid Life Insurance

Job summary

South Ogden Post-Acute Rehab in South Ogden, UT is actively looking to hire a full-time Activities Specialist. The Activities Specialist helps execute plans to boost residents' physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing in our SNF.

Under the supervision of the Activities Director, you will lead individual and group activities, adapt tasks to residents' abilities, and maintain equipment and space in a clean, orderly manner. Join a people-first team dedicated to quality care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Reliable transportation to/from work.
• Some prior activities experience preferred.
• Love for the geriatric population!

Responsibilities

• Seeks and identifies ways to support residents' activity needs and preferences, routines, and choices.
• Carries out individual and group activities that meet the functional levels, needs and interests of each resident.
• Adapts activities to match cognitive and physical functional levels using task segmentation, prompts, setup assistance, and demonstrations.
• Maintains/cleans activity equipment and supplies and keeps activity space tidy.

Skills

Activity planning

Group activities

Resident engagement

Adapt activities

Equipment maintenance

Time management

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Hello, South Ogden Post-Acute Rehab in South Ogden, UT is actively looking to hire a full-time Activities Specialist.

At South Ogden Post-Acute, our goal in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) is to provide each patient with top-quality care. We strive to maximize each patient's functional independence to safely discharge her/him to the next level of care.

We are a people-first organization. Really! Our guiding motto is leading with integrity, empowering people, delivering outcomes.

Job Description:

The Activities Specialist assists the Activities Supervisor execute activity plans that benefit the physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing of each skilled nursing resident:

• Seeks and identifies ways to support residents' activity needs and preferences, routines, and choices
• Under the direction of the Activities Director, carries out individual and group activities that meet the functional levels, needs and interests of each resident
• Adapts activities to match the cognitive and physical functional levels of the residents using task segmentation, verbal prompts, set-up assistance, physical assists, and demonstrations
• Maintains/cleans activity equipment and supplies. Maintains activity space in a clean, orderly manner.

Benefits:

• Complete medical/dental/vision insurance benefits
• Employer-matching 401k retirement program
• Up to 16 days' paid time off per year
• Company paid Life Insurance

Requirements:

• High School Diploma
• Reliable transportation to/from work
• Some prior activities experience preferred
• Love for the geriatric population!