Activity Assistant

Quincy Place Senior Living; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Quincy Place Senior Living in Michigan seeks an Activities Assistant to bring joy, creativity, and social connection to residents. You will design and run engaging programs that suit interests and abilities, while collaborating with the care team to ensure safety and smooth operations.

The role involves scheduling, budgeting, coordinating with vendors for food, music, and supplies, and collecting feedback to improve programs.

Qualifications

• Creative thinking to plan unique events.
• Budgeting to control activity costs.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple events.
• Interpersonal skills to engage with staff and participants.
• Proficiency with email, word processing, and spreadsheets.
• Knowledge of CPR and basic first aid.

Responsibilities

• Brainstorming ideas for activities
• Creating schedules 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
• Working with vendors to provide food, music, supplies and services
• Soliciting feedback from participants to identify improvements
• Keeping detailed records of activities including participation and costs

Skills

Creative thinking

Budgeting

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer skills

Problem-solving

Written communication

CPR & First Aid

Tools

Microsoft Office

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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