Activity Staff

Northrise Independent Living; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrise Independent Living is seeking an Activity/Recreation Assistant to support the Activity/Recreation Director in assessing, organizing, and implementing recreational services for residents. The role focuses on delivering programs that promote engagement and maintain residents’ functioning levels within the center.

You will help develop activities, encourage participation in arts/crafts, outings, religious and educational activities, and perform miscellaneous tasks as needed to support a

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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leading recreational activities

Arts and crafts

Community outings

Intellectual/educational activities

Education

High School Diploma with recreation coursework

State approved 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.

• 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.

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.