Activity Aide

AA Healthcare Management; Inverness (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Healthcare Benefits (Dental & Vision)

Paid Time Off

Employer Matched 401k

Daily Pay

Employee Perks Site

Job summary

AA Healthcare Management is seeking an Activity Aide to support residents with a balanced daily activity program. You will work under the Activity Director to plan and run programs that address residents’ diverse needs in age, ability, and interests.

The role emphasizes one-to-one visits, group activities, and coordination of daily materials, with weekend involvement and opportunities to lead various programs across different floors and spaces.

Qualifications

• Must be flexible for weekends
• Warm and congenial personality required
• Artistic and creative traits are a plus
• High school diploma preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one daily visitation to residents in the One-to-One program
• Select and coordinate activities like crafts, games, service projects, and cognitive activities
• Lead various group activities on different floors and in the central activity room
• Offer a mix of recreational, intellectual, religious and community programs
• Lead daily or individual exercises as appropriate when group sessions aren’t possible
• Coordinate evening and weekend programs under the Activity Director
• Record daily resident participation and progress in charts
• Attend in-service classes and workshops as scheduled
• Orient new residents to activity opportunities
• Assist in monthly activity schedule formation and evaluation
• Prepare materials and supplies for daily programs and arrange for future needs
• Coordinate goals and schedules with other departments

Skills

Weekend flexibility

Warm personality

Artistic & creative

High school diploma preferred

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Activity Aide Schedule:

Days: Mon, Wed, Fri, and alternating weekends.

Hours: 9a-5p

Activity AideJob Benefits:

• Competitive Pay

• Healthcare Benefits, including Dental and Vision

• Paid Time Off for Sick, Holiday and Vacation

• Employer Matched 401k

• Daily Pay

• Employee Perks Site

Activity AideJob Qualifications

• Must Have Weekend Flexibility

• Warm and congenial personality.

• Artistic and creative personality is a plus.

• Highschool graduate preferred.

Activity AideJob Overview

The Activity Assistant will work directly under the supervision of the Activity Director to organize, direct and execute a well-balanced activity program. The program must be diversified enough to meet the varying needs of the residents with regard to age, background, physical limitations, interests, mental capacity, etc.

Activity AideJob Responsibilities

• Daily visitation on a one-to-one basis for residents on the One-to-One program.

• Selection of appropriate programs for the residents on the one-to-one program such as crafts, table games, service projects, intellectual activities, etc.

• Lead small, medium, and large group activities, as well as a balance of programs held on the varied floors and in the central activity room.

• Offer a balance of recreational, intellectual, religious service and community orientated programs.

• Execute daily group exercise on floors where feasible, individual exercises when group sessions are not possible.

• Lead evening and weekend programs at the direction of the Activity Director.

• Document daily recording of resident’s participation in activities.

• Charting residents progress quarterly or more often as needed.

• Attendance at in-service classes and workshops, both within and outside the facility and department conferences with consultant at the discretion of the Activity Director.

• Contacting each new resident and familiarizing them with the activity opportunities available to them.

• Assist in the formation of the monthly activity schedule and in the evaluation of all programs.

• Responsible for the daily preparation of materials and supplies needed for the day’s programs and for informing the Activity Director of supplies that need to be acquired for upcoming programs.

• Coordination of goals, schedule and program as not to clash with, but rather assist with all other departments.

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