Activity Assistant-PRN

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Bay Springs (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaizen Lab Inc. invites applications for an Activity Assistant to support the Activity Director in planning and delivering group and individual activities for residents at Jasper County Nursing Home.

Duties include setting up activity spaces, transporting residents, following activity instructions, and ensuring safety and compliance with policies. The role involves varied scheduling including weekends, evenings, and holidays, requiring strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with

Responsibilities

• Be sure area to be used for activity is free.
• Set up as needed for the type of activity planned
• Assist with transport of residents to and from the activity area
• Follow the instructions for the activity as directed
• Perform related duties as assigned by Activity Director
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
• Notify nursing of resident behaviors which may indicate medical problems
• Observe individual resident participation and responses during the activity
• Chaperone scheduled activities away from the facility grounds
• Help with putting up, taking down and storing decorations
• Interact appropriately and effectively in one on one activities according to resident's strengths and limitations
• Participate in and promote staff participation in facility-wide special activities such as dress-up day and special observances
• Keep activity closets organized
• Maintain composure in stressful situations
• Be aware of individual cognitive, emotional and psychosocial impairments
• Complete documentation of tasks
• Help prepare calendars, newsletter, invitations, and other notices as needed
• Take pictures, have published in Jasper County News or placed in facility newsletter
• Be knowledgeable of dietary needs, and other precautions
• Event planning experience is a plus

Job description

The ActivityAssistant assists the Activity Director in providing group and individualactivities for residents of Jasper County Nursing Home. Duties will involvepersonal contact with a varying resident population and a varied work schedulethat may include some weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be sure area to be used for activity is free.
• Set up as needed for the type of activity planned
• Assist with transport of residents to and from theactivity area
• Follow the instructions for the activity as directed
• Performrelated duties as assigned by Activity Director
• Maintaincompliance with all company policies and procedures
• Notifynursing of resident behaviors which may indicate medical problems
• Observeindividual resident participation and responses during the activity
• Chaperonescheduled activities away from the facility grounds
• Help with putting up, taking down and storing decorations
• Interactappropriately and effectively in one on one activities according toresident's strengths and limitations
• Participatein and promote staff participation in facility-wide special activities suchas dress-up day and special observances
• Keepactivity closets organized
• Maintaincomposure in stressful situations
• Beaware of individual cognitive, emotional and psychosocial impairments
• Completedocumentation of tasks
• Helpprepare calendars, newsletter, invitations, and other notices as needed
• Takepictures, have published in Jasper County News or placed in facility newsletter
• Beknowledgeable of dietary needs, and other precautions
• Event planning experience is a plus