Activity Assistant

Traditions of Grove City; Grove City, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Traditions of Grove City in Ohio is seeking an Activities Assistant to brainstorm and schedule engaging events for residents, ensuring activities run smoothly and safely on site.

You will collaborate with staff and vendors, manage budgets and track participation, feedback, and reports to support program success.

Qualifications

• Creative thinking to plan unique events.
• Budgeting to control costs.
• Organizational skills to plan multiple events.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with residents and staff.
• Computer skills for email, word processing and records.
• Problem-solving to handle obstacles during activities.
• Written communication for surveys and reports.
• Knowledge of CPR and basic first aid.

Responsibilities

• Brainstorming ideas for activities.
• Creating schedules detailing activities by day, week and month.
• Advertising activities open to the public.
• Attending or leading activities to ensure events run smoothly.
• Adhering to budgetary guidelines when planning activities.
• Coordinating with vendors for food, music, supplies and services.
• Soliciting participant feedback to identify improvements.
• Keeping detailed records of participation, costs and metrics.

Skills

Creative thinking

Budgeting

Organizational

Interpersonal

Computer skills

Problem-solving

Written communication

CPR & first aid

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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