Activity Staff

Northrise Independent Living; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrise Independent Living seeks an Activity/Recreation Assistant to support the Activity/Recreation Director in assessing, selecting, organizing, and implementing activity/recreational services tailored to the center's patient population.

The role focuses on developing and delivering programs to enhance normal life activities, maintaining patient precautions, and encouraging participation across arts, crafts, outings, and educational activities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with course work in recreation is desirable.
• Completion of a state approved activity-training course is preferred but not required.
• Experience in leading recreational activities, arts/crafts, intellectual/educational activities, community outings, etc., desired.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and delivery of activity/recreational programs to promote engagement and maintain functioning levels.
• Maintains precautions/limitations list on each patient.
• Encourages patient participation in group and individual activities including arts/crafts, community outings, religious activities, intellectual/educational activities, and more.
• Performs miscellaneous work assignments as required.

Skills

Recreation leadership

Arts and crafts

Group activities facilitation

Education

High School Diploma

Activity-training course

Job description

Objective

The Activity/Recreation Assistant supports the efforts of the Activity/Recreation Director in the assessing, selecting, organizing, and implementing of activity/recreational services to address the individualized needs and interests of the overall patient population within the center.

Activity/Recreation Assistant Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and delivery of activity/recreational programs to promote the patients' opportunities for engaging in normal life enhancement pursuits and to increase and/or maintain functioning levels.
• Maintains precautions/limitations list on each patient.
• Encourages patient participation in group and individual activities including arts/crafts, community outings, religious activities, intellectual/educational activities, community/center service activities, recreational activities, etc.
• Performs any miscellaneous work assignments as may be required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with course work in recreation is desirable; Completion of a state approved activity-training course is preferred but not required.
• Previous experience in leading recreational activities, arts/crafts, intellectual/educational activities, community outings, etc., desired.