Activity Assistant

Premier Healthcare, LLC; Village of Croton-on-Hudson (NY); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company seeks an Activity Assistant to plan and lead activities for residents in a Long-Term Care setting. The role involves encouraging social interaction, providing sensory stimulation, and documenting resident engagement. Candidates with experience working with dementia patients are preferred, and both full-time and part-time openings are available.

Qualifications

• Experience with individuals diagnosed with dementia.
• Ability to lead group and individual recreation activities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning recreation activities based on residents' needs.
• Encourage social communication through group recreation.
• Document resident attendance and participation levels.

Skills

Social communication

Sensory programming

Counseling

Job description

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Base pay range

$17.00/hr - $19.00/hr

Activity Aide

An Activities Aide assists in the planning, organizing, and leading of activity programs for residents in a Long-Term Care setting. Recreation services may include sports, dramatics, horticulture, social recreation, sensory programming, games, arts and crafts and more based upon residents’ needs. The Activity Aide prepares reports on the residents’ progress as required.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist in planning recreation activities based on the needs and interest of the residents.
• Encouraging social communication through group recreation.
• Provides programs of sensory stimulation, reality orientation, re-motivation, and re-socialization on an individual and group basis.
• Assists residents with participation in religious programs.
• Assists residents with leisure recreation.
• Visits bed-ridden residents and non-participants and provides appropriate recreation services.
• Documents resident attendance and participation level at recreation programs. May assist with writing progress notes, if applicable.
• Maintenance of recreation department supplies at appropriate inventory levels and stores supplies in an organized manner.
• Assist with transporting residents to and from recreation programs and social areas.
• Assist with admission assessments, MDS, care plans, and progress notes.
• Ensures that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals’ needs and rights.
• Experience of working with individual diagnosed with dementia
• FULL TIME & PART TIME OPENINGS

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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