Activity Assistant

Rockwell Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

New competitive wages

Comprehensive benefits package

PTO

Employee discounts

University partnership

Employee engagement program

Job summary

Rockwell Park Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center in Charlotte, NC is seeking an Activities Assistant to support residents by planning and implementing engaging programs that address physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs.

The role involves coordinating with volunteers, welcoming new residents, maintaining infection control, and communicating with residents, families, and staff; hours include every other weekend and some evenings, with a focus on warmth, dignity, and high-quality resident

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Plan activities meeting resident needs for groups and individuals.
• Observe and report resident attendance, participation, and behavior changes.
• Support care planning by providing information and observations of residents’ needs and preferences.
• Coordinate activity programs with volunteers from the community.
• Greet all new residents upon arrival.
• Maintain infection control and safety precautions at all times.
• Ensure residents' comfort, privacy, and dignity; interact with warmth and respect.
• Communicate effectively with residents, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.
• Report hazardous conditions, damaged equipment, and supply issues to supervisor.
• Respond to call lights promptly and courteously in care areas.
• Report resident concerns to the appropriate department head.
• Attend departmental meetings and in-services as directed.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Rockwell Park Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center, located in Charlotte, NC,is a Long Term Care facility that provides quality care to our residents. Join a growing team of successful, happy caregivers who are valued and appreciated.

NOW HIRING:

Activities Assistant

Every other weekend and some evenings

Benefits:

• New competitive wages

• AMAZING comprehensive benefits package

• PTO

• Employee Discounts and Perks

• University partnership

• Employee engagement program

Reports to

Director of Activities

Summary/Objective

In keeping with our organization’s goal of improving the lives of the residents we serve; the Activity Aide is responsible for creating and implementing stimulating programs that meet the physical, emotional and psychosocial needs of the residents.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Responsible for planning activities which meet specific resident needs that include large groups, small groups and individual attention.

2. Observe and report resident’s attendance, participation, and behavior changes by documenting and charting.

3. Must be knowledgeable of individual care plans and support the care planning process by providing supervisors with specific information and observations of the resident’s needs, preferences and report any behavioral changes.

4. Coordinates activity programs with volunteers from the surrounding community by providing guidance and assigning tasks.

5. Meet and greet all new residents upon arrival to the facility.

6. Assure that established infection control and standard precaution practices are maintained at all times.Follow established safety precautions when preforming tasks and using equipment and supplies.

7. Maintains the comfort, privacy and dignity of residents and interacts with them in a manner that displays warmth, respect and promotes a caring environment.

8. Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with residents, visitors, families, peers and supervisors.

9. Reports all hazardous conditions, damaged equipment and supply issues to the supervisor.

10. Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with residents, visitors, families, peers and supervisors.

11. Answers and respond to call lights promptly and courteously when working in resident care areas.

12. Reports all resident concerns to the appropriate department head.

13. Attend and participate in departmental meetings and in-services as directed.

Required Education and Experience

High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Education and Experience

One year experience in an Activity Aide role.