Activity Assistant

Park Place Senior Living; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Park Place Senior Living in Fort Wayne is seeking an Activities Assistant to bring joy, creativity, and connection to residents through engaging events and programs. You will help plan, schedule, and advertise activities while coordinating with staff and vendors to ensure successful experiences.

The role emphasizes budgeting, documentation, and feedback collection to continually improve programs for residents and the community. This is a community-focused position at Park Place Senior Living.

Qualifications

• Creative thinking to continuously plan unique events.
• Budgeting to control activity costs.
• Organizational skills to plan multiple events at once.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with staff and participants.
• Computer skills to use email and office software.
• Problem-solving to overcome obstacles during activities.
• Written communication to compile surveys and reports.
• Knowledge of CPR and basic first aid.

Responsibilities

• Brainstorm ideas for activities.
• Create schedules detailing activities by day, week and month.
• Advertise activities open to the public.
• Attend or lead activities to ensure events run smoothly.
• Adhere to budgetary guidelines when planning activities.
• Work with vendors to provide food, music, supplies and services for activities as needed.
• Solicit feedback from participants to identify improvements.
• Keep detailed records of activities to track participation, costs and other metrics.

Skills

Creative thinking

Budgeting

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer skills

Problem-solving

Written communication

CPR and first aid

Tools

Email

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

Job description

Do you love bringing smiles, creativity, and connection to others? Join our warm and welcoming senior living community as an Activities Assistant!

Activities Assistant Duties and Responsibilities:

• Brainstorming ideas for activities
• Creating schedules that detail the activities by day, week and month
• Advertising activities that are open to the public
• Attending or leading activities to ensure that events go smoothly
• Adhering to budgetary guidelines when planning activities
• Working with vendors to provide food, music, supplies and services for activities as needed
• Soliciting feedback from participants to identify what worked well and what areas of improvement exist
• Keeping detailed records of activities to track participation rates, costs and other metrics

Activities Assistant Qualifications and Skills:

• Creative thinking skills to continuously plan unique events
• Budgeting skills to control activity costs
• Organizational skills to plan multiple events at once
• Interpersonal skills to interact positively with other staff members and activity participants
• Computer skills to use email, word processing, record keeping and spreadsheet software
• Problem-solving skills to overcome obstacles before and during activities
• Written communication skills to compile participant surveys and activity reports
• Knowledge of CPR and basic first aid
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off

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