Activity Aide Assisted Living Facility Memory Care

Allure Healthcare Services; Zion (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Allure Healthcare Services seeks an Activity Aide to support social, intellectual, and emotional programs for residents in a supportive living setting. This full-time role includes rotating weekends and requires creating a warm environment and collaborating with staff to deliver meaningful activities.

Responsibilities include planning and evaluating programs, documenting progress, assisting with supplies, and providing one-on-one engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in Long-Term Care or Activities Department preferred.
• Positive attitude, patience, compassion, enthusiasm, and ability to work with residents.
• Self-motivated team player who takes initiative and works well independently.
• Professional, reliable, and committed to providing high-quality resident experiences.
• Strong English reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
• Observe resident participation and report progress.
• Maintain accurate and descriptive activity notes reflecting services provided.
• Create a warm, welcoming atmosphere throughout the community.
• Collaborate with volunteers and other departments to support daily operations.
• Prepare activity rooms and assist with clean-up after events and activities.
• Follow resident care plans during daily activities and engagement.
• Support residents with one-on-one engagement and personalized activities.
• May fill in for receptionist as needed.

Skills

Positive attitude

Patience

Compassion

Enthusiasm

Communication skills

Team player

Initiative

Job description

Activity Aide (Full-time & every other weekend)

Position Summary

This position is to support the planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual programs for residents in supportive living and memory care. This role plays an important part in creating a positive, engaging, and meaningful environment that enhances residents’ quality of life. This is a full-time position with rotating weekends.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs and quality assurance initiatives for the Activities Department.
• Observe resident participation, mood, behavior, and engagement during activities, documenting and reporting progress as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and descriptive activity notes that reflect services provided and residents’ responses.
• Help create a warm, welcoming, and uplifting atmosphere throughout the community.
• Build positive working relationships with all departments to ensure daily operations run smoothly and efficiently.
• Prepare activity rooms and common areas for scheduled programs and assist with clean-up after events and activities.
• Follow resident care plans when providing daily activities and individualized engagement.
• Assist with purchasing department supplies, and activity materials as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident information and comply with all HIPAA and facility guidelines.
• Supervise and engage residents during activities to support their physical, emotional, social, and mental well-being.
• Visit residents who remain in their rooms and provide one-on-one engagement such as conversation, letter writing, crafts, games, and other personalized activities.
• Recommend activity equipment and supply needs to supervisors to help enhance programming.
• Comfortable leading and collaborating with volunteers in a professional and supportive environment.
• Willing to learn and confidently fill in for the receptionist role as needed.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Long-Term Care or Activities Department is preferred but not required.
• Must have a positive attitude, patience, compassion, enthusiasm, and the ability to work with residents at varying levels of functioning.
• Self-motivated and dependable team player who takes initiative and works well independently.
• Professional, reliable, and committed to providing high-quality resident experiences.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to move throughout the workday and assist with activity-related tasks.
• Ability to manage the mental and emotional responsibilities of the position in a professional manner.
• Must demonstrate flexibility, integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, families, staff, and outside agencies.
• Ability to work closely and compassionately with elderly residents.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift up to 25 pounds and transport items as needed.
• May be required to assist with resident evacuation procedures during emergency situations.

This position is perfect for someone who enjoys bringing energy, creativity, compassion, and meaningful connections into the lives of others every day.