Activity Aide (85982)

Regency Integrated Health Services; Laredo (TX); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Part time

Job summary

Regency Integrated Health Services is seeking an Activity Aide at our Laredo, TX facility to support the Activity Director in planning, coordinating, and directing residents' activity programs.

The role involves facilitating individual and group activities, assisting with scheduling beauty/parlor events, preparing and posting monthly calendars, contributing to the facility newsletter, and accompanying residents to activities; you will work with staff to ensure meaningful engagement for both

Qualifications

• Educational/Training: A school diploma or its equivalent is preferred.
• Licensing: A Certified Nurse Aide is preferred.
• Experience: Previous experience working in activity or recreational department in the long‑term care industry or related industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate individual and group activities based on resident needs.
• Assist with scheduling beauty parlor and barber activities.
• Prepare and post monthly calendars accessible to residents and visitors.
• Assist with generating the facility newsletter and community events.
• Attend in-services and assist residents to activities and to and from events.
• Support Residents’ Council and night/weekend activities as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Certified Nurse Aide preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Laredo South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - Laredo, TX 78040

Position Type: Part Time

Primary Responsibilities

The Activity Aide will assist the Activity Director in planning, coordinating, and directing the residents’ activity program. The Activity Aide collaborates with the Activity Director in organizing various employee and non-employee events for the facility.

Essential Functions

• Facilitate both individual and group activities based on the individual needs of the residents.
• Ensure that activities are occurring for both high and low functioning residents.
• Assist with scheduling beauty parlor and barber activities.
• Provide activities for residents that are bedfast and/or unable to participate in group activities (one-to-one) and document in the appropriate record.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly calendar and posting in an area accessible, highly visible, and frequented by residents and visitors. Calendar should also be provided to each resident and posted in room.
• Assist with generating the facility newsletter.
• Participate in community events related to the interest of the facility.
• Attend in‑services as necessary.
• Assist residents to and from activities.
• Assist with activity program including Residents’ Council and night and weekend activities as needed.
• Deliver resident mail daily.
• Other duties as assigned by the Activity Director and/or Administrator.

Qualifications

• Educational/Training: A school diploma or its equivalent is preferred.
• Licensing: A Certified Nurse Aide is preferred.
• Experience: Previous experience working in activity or recreational department in the long‑term care industry or related industry is preferred.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This includes lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, sliding, transferring loads of 1–50 lbs, standing, sitting, walking, speaking, driving, balancing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, hearing, listening, seeing, turning, twisting, and leaning. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Regency Integrated Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Regency does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability status, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment decisions are based on legitimate, non-discriminatory criteria.