Activity Assistant - Senior Living - Allen, TX

Mustang Creek Estates; Allen (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Mustang Creek Estates in Allen, TX is seeking an Activity Assistant to support the Activity Director in planning and implementing programs that promote residents' mental, physical and social well‑being in memory care houses.

You will create the monthly activity calendar, plan three to four activities daily, and escort residents to events. Experience with assisted living or memory care is required; dementia experience is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with assisted living or memory care activities.
• Experience with dementia residents is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement three to four appropriate activities per day in terms of interest, needs and available personnel.
• Create the monthly activity calendar while following the proper approval process prior to printing and distribution to residents.
• Carries out the large, small, and one-to-one events for the purpose of providing any and all of the following: a friendly visitor; sensory stimulation; reality orientation; cognitive stimulation.
• Informs residents and staff to changes in scheduled programming in a timely manner.
• Evaluates programming quality and participation on an ongoing basis through surveys and direct interaction with residents and families.
• Escort residents to and from activities or events.

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Activity Assistant - Senior Living - Allen, TX

Activities are a critical part of providing a warm, loving, and fulfilling environment for our residents at Mustang Creek Estates of Allen, TX. The Activity Assistant is responsible for assisting the Activity Director with planning and implementing of the activity programs that help maintain optimal levels of mental, physical and social well-being in the memory care houses at Mustang Creek Estates.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The following duties are normal for this position, and other duties may be required as assigned:

• The Planning and implementation of three to four appropriate activities per day in terms of interest, needs and available personnel.
• Creation of the monthly activity calendar while following the proper approval process prior to printing and distribution to residents.
• Carries out the large, small, and one-to-one events for the purpose of providing any and all of the following: a friendly visitor; sensory stimulation; reality orientation; cognitive stimulation.
• Informs residents and staff to changes in scheduled programming in a timely manner.
• Evaluates programming quality and participation on an ongoing basis through surveys and direct interaction with residents and families.
• Escort residents to and from activities or events.
• Experience with dementia residents is preferred but not required.

Qualifications:

• Must have experience with assisted living or memory care activities.

Schedule:

The position is Full Time M-F but requires a flexible schedule to include working occasional weekends.