Activity Aide (86621)

Regency Integrated Health Services; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Regency Integrated Health Services is seeking an Activity Aide at Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Morgan in Corpus Christi, TX to assist the Activity Director in planning, coordinating, and directing residents’ activity programs.

The role involves facilitating individual and group activities, scheduling beauty/parlor activities, preparing calendars, delivering mail, and supporting residents in all activities while documenting records as required.

Qualifications

• A school diploma or its equivalent is preferred.
• Previous experience working in activity or recreational department in the long-term care industry or related industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assist with generating the facility newsletter.
• 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.

Education

A school diploma or its equivalent is preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Morgan - Corpus Christi, TX 78405

Position Type: Full Time

Primary Responsibilities

The Activity Aide will be responsible for assisting 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

QualificationsEducational/Training Requirements

• A school diploma or its equivalent is preferred

Licensing Requirements

• A Certified Nurse Aide is preferred

Experience Requirements

• 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 but not necessary all inclusive, of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to effectively communicate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Action
• Rarely
• Occasionally
• Frequently
• Lifting- 1-25 lbs
• X
• Lifting - 25-50 lbs
• X
• Lifting - 50+ lbs
• X
• Carrying - 1-25 lbs
• X
• Carrying - 25-50 lbs
• X
• Carrying - 50+ lbs
• X
• Pushing/Pulling - 1-25 lbs
• X
• Pushing/Pulling - 25-50 lbs
• X
• Pushing/Pulling - 50+ lbs
• X
• Sliding/Transferring - 1-25 lbs
• X
• Sliding/Transferring - 25-50 lbs
• X
• Sliding/Transferring - 50+ lbs
• X
• Standing
• X
• Sitting
• X
• Walking
• X
• Speaking
• X
• Driving
• X
• Balancing/Climbing
• X
• Stooping/Kneeling
• X
• Crouching/Crawling
• X
• Reaching
• X
• Hearing/Listening
• X
• Seeing
• X
• Turning/Twisting/Leaning
• X

Regency Integrated Health Servicesis 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.