Activity Aide

Continuum Healthcare Inc.; Johnsville (PA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Majestic Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation is seeking a compassionate Recreation Aide to support residents through engaging activities that promote physical, mental, and social well-being. The role works in a long-term care setting with guidance from a skilled nursing team and requires energy, empathy and reliability.

The ideal candidate will assist in designing and delivering programs, provide one-on-one attention (including residents with dementia), maintain activity supplies, and keep accurate

Qualifications

• Experience in long-term care environment preferred.
• Energetic and caring approach to residents.
• Positive, motivated, dependable and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing activities that meet residents' well-being and safety.
• Provide individualized attention, including dementia care, with one-on-one visits.
• Design, plan and prepare various activity programs using personal skills.
• Generate supply lists and maintain supplies/equipment safely.
• Maintain documentation including daily attendance sheets and visits.
• Be a positive, motivated team player.

Skills

Weekend availability

Evenings/weekends

Job description

Recreation Aide

Majestic Oaks nursing and Rehabilitation is a 180-bed skilled nursing center with both long term and sub-acute patients. The facility has a great team of nurses and activity aides which get plenty of guidance and education from a superior nursing support team with well qualified nurse educators. Ideal Recreation Aide candidate should have experience in long term care environment, be energetic and caring.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in providing a program of activities that meets the interest and the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being and safety of each resident
• Provides individualized attention, including those with dementia, which encourages each resident's ability, including one on one visits as scheduled
• Design, plan and prepare various activity programs using your own skills and areas of specialty
• Generate activity supply lists and maintain supplies and equipment in a safe and functional order
• Consistently maintain proper documentation including daily attendance sheets and friendly visits
• Applicants must be positive, motivated, dependable, and a team player.

Qualifications:

• Must work every other weekend and every other holiday
• Available to work days, some evenings and some weekends