Activity Aide

Saba Health Care; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Saba Health Care in Joliet, IL seeks an individual to manage the daily activity calendar under the direction of the Activity Director, supporting the facility's mission and regulatory requirements. The role focuses on enhancing residents' quality of life through attentiveness to psychosocial, medical, and activity preferences.

The candidate should have at least a high school education and healthcare exposure, with strong communication, empathy, and reliability.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent.
• At least 1 year experience in healthcare, volunteering or personal experience with the disabled population.
• Knowledge of Federal and State activity regulations and ability to interpret.
• Ability to read and write English.
• Bi-lingual abilities may be preferred by facility.
• Must have a valid IL driver's license.
• Must be punctual and time efficient, especially regarding the activity calendar.
• Demonstrates empathy, compassion, enthusiasm, personable, energetic, positive, and humorous interpersonal skills.
• Ability to relate to ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and hostile individuals.
• Ability to communicate effectively with community, health professionals, organizations, and other providers.
• Understand and manage emotional needs of self and staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily activity calendar requirements as directed by the Activity Director.
• Support and follow the Activity Program’s mission, policies, procedures and regulations.
• Strive to achieve and maintain the highest quality of life for residents considering psychosocial, medical, and activity needs/preferences.

Skills

Empathy

Compassion

Communication

English literacy

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsible for performing the daily activity calendar requirements set by the Activity Director. Required to support and follow the Activity Program’s mission, philosophy, policies and procedures and state and federal regulations. Will achieve and maintain the highest quality of life for each resident, with understanding of all psychosocial, medical, and activity needs/preferences.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hold a high school education or equivalent.
• Have at least 1 year experience working in the healthcare field, volunteering or personal experience with the disabled population.
• Current knowledge of Federal and State activity regulations and/or ability to understand and interpret.
• Be able to read and write English.
• May prefer bi-lingual abilities based off of individual facilities.
• Must have a valid, IL driver’s license.
• Must be punctual and time efficient, especially as it relates to following the activity calendar.
• Possess the qualities of empathy, compassion, understanding, enthusiasm, personable, energetic, positive and humorous in order to effectively interact with residents, families, and staff.
• Must be able to relate and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with to the community, other health professionals, outside professional organizations, senior services, government agencies, and any other provider or professional in the community.
• Understand and be able to manage emotional needs of yourself and the staff.