Activity Aide

Deercreekseniorliving; Wisconsin Rapids (WI); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Part time

Job summary

The Pennant Group, Inc. is seeking an Activities Assistant in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, to support the Activities Director in planning and leading engaging activities for residents. This part-time role emphasizes resident participation and community involvement.

You will help create calendars, coordinate events, and assist with administrative tasks. If applicable, you may transport residents to activities using company vehicles.

Qualifications

• Energetic, personable, enthusiastic, creative and imaginative.
• Effective oral and written language skills.
• Knowledge of aging and ability to motivate residents.

Responsibilities

• Participates with the Activities Director in creating a multi-faceted daily/monthly calendar for all care levels.
• Assists with leading activities and encouraging resident participation.
• Contributes to planning and implementing activities for resident interests.
• Maintains calendars, signs up residents, orders supplies.
• Transports residents to functions when applicable.

Skills

Energetic

People skills

Communication

Empathy

Motivation

Listening

Job description

Activity Aide page is loaded## Activity Aidelocations: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsintime type: Part timeposted on: Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition id: JR62626Our senior living community is currently seeking an **Activities Assistant** to join our team of dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of our residents, their families, and our community. We are guided by our CAPLICO Core Values:***Celebration******Accountability******Passion for Learning******Love One Another******Intelligent Risk Taking******Customer Second (Employee First!)******Ownership***If these core values resonate deeply with your own moral compass and you meet the requirements below, then you should apply.**About the Opportunity**Participates with the Activities Director in creating a multi-faceted daily/monthly calendar that is appropriate for all care levels and includes events that encourage resident individuality, participation, and leadership. Assists the Activities Director in leading activities and encourages resident participation. Assists with designated administrative tasks.* Participates in the creation, planning and implementation of activities to meet the interests of all residents.* Contributes to the creation of the daily/monthly activities calendar.* Continually promotes and encourages resident participation in activities and events.* Leads activities and conducts programs in a timely manner.* Continually promotes and encourages resident participation in activities and events. Seeks to find the motivation in each resident that will entice them to participate or be an active member in activities/events.* Helps to provide opportunities for residents to engage in various community projects in the surrounding community.* Assists with designated administrative tasks such as posting daily calendars, maintaining and updating resident sign-up sheets, ordering supplies, etc.* Supports/encourages residents who lead various activities to promote a sense of pride.* If applicable, transports residents to various functions using company vehicles.**Critical Success Factors*** Is energetic, personable, enthusiastic, creative and imaginative.* Able to communicate intentions and directions to residents and staff and be an effective, empathetic listener.* Demonstrates effective oral and written language skills.* Possesses knowledge of the physical and emotional aspects of aging.* Ability to motivate and positively influence residents.We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.PSL is the most progressive company in the exploding healthcare services field today. Dedicated to restoring public confidence in the healthcare industry, PSL has assembled a team of highly competent, dedicated and caring individuals who are creating a new standard of excellence for healthcare providers everywhere.PSL currently serves over 50 long-term care, facilities in six Western states. These facilities have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the "Service Center," a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual facilities.As an organization, we are deeply committed to our mission of providing life-changing service to our residents, employees and the communities we serve.We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.