Adult Day Assistant/Aide

Forest Hills Center; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Forest Hills Center in Westerville, OH seeks an Activity Aide to support planning, development, and evaluation of daily activity programs for residents, coordinating with care staff to promote engagement.

The role involves observing resident participation, contributing to care plans, interviewing families, and helping with community planning, while ensuring compliance and quality through routine documentation and inter-department collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
• Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and involvement to evaluate progress, by noting and charting resident behavior.
• Participate in community planning related to residents' interests and services for residents and families.
• Develop and implement activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
• Involve residents and families in planning activity programs when possible.
• Involve residents and families in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
• Refer residents/families to appropriate social service personnel when needed.
• Assume the authority and responsibility of Activity Aide.
• Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary.
• Keep abreast of conditions and adjust activity programs to maintain daily activities.
• Assist in developing and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
• Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies as necessary.
• Ensure charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of services and responses.
• Perform administrative requirements and submit forms/reports to the Activity Director.
• Other duties as directed by the Adult Day Director.
• Drive clients/residents on our bus to pick up/drop off or to appointments.

Job description

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the activity programs of this facility.
• Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that facility activities and resident progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Participate in development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
• Involve the resident/family in planning activity programs when possible.
• Involve the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
• Refer resident/families to appropriate social service personnel when the facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident.
• Assume the authority, responsibility, and accountability of Activity Aide.
• Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary.
• Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommend to the Activity Director adjustments in activity programs that assure the continued ability to provide daily activities.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary.
• Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the resident's response to the service.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Activity Director as required.
• Others as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed by the Adult Day Director.
• Driving clients/residents on our bus to pick them up or to drop them off at home or to appointments

Forest Hills Center is an Equal Opportunity / Affi

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, color, veteran status, religion, sex, or national origin.