Activity Assistant

Traditions-Management; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Traditions-Management in Indianapolis, IN, is seeking an Activities Assistant for our senior living community. You will help design engaging programs, schedule activities, and ensure events run smoothly.

You will work closely with staff and vendors, manage budgets, collect feedback, and maintain records to measure participation and costs. This role offers meaningful work in a warm, resident-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Creative thinker able to design unique activities.
• Ability to budget and manage activity costs.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• CPR and first aid knowledge is required.

Responsibilities

• Brainstorm ideas for activities.
• Create schedules 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.
• Coordinate with vendors for food, music, supplies and services.
• Solicit participant feedback to identify improvements.
• Keep detailed records of activities, participation, costs and metrics.

Skills

Creative thinking

Budgeting

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer skills

Problem-solving

Written communication

CPR and first aid knowledge

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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