PACE Activities Specialist (Central Valley PACE - Modesto)

Golden Valley Health Centers; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Life, AD&D, and LTD Insurance

403(b) with employer match, Roth 403(b

401(a) retirement benefit after one"}

Job summary

Golden Valley Health Centers is seeking a PACE Activities Specialist for the Modesto center. The role focuses on developing and facilitating recreational groups to meet social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs of participants.

The position requires coordinating with the care team, assessing participants, documenting progress, and creating diverse activity programs. Schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm, with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Valid California driver’s license and vehicle insurance.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong understanding of psychosocial problems of aging.
• Ability to act within the scope of authority to practice.
• Ability to interact respectfully with geriatric individuals including those with cognitive decline.

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial and reassessments for participants, at least every six months.
• Develops therapeutic programs with participant input as part of care plan.
• Records and dates progress notes in the medical record.
• Creates diverse activity formats: small groups, one-on-one, and large groups.
• Designs activities to restore self-care and independence.
• Posts a schedule of activities in a central, accessible location.
• Participates in Interdisciplinary Team meetings and care planning.
• Observes participant changes and reports to the nurse.
• Coordinates volunteer activities and serves as a staff resource.
• Fosters a welcoming community and supportive social atmosphere.
• Engages in QA activities and coordinates with community resources.
• Organizes activities to restore functioning and independence.
• Weekly consults with occupational therapist or recreation therapist.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Recreation Therapy or related field

CPR/BLS certification

Job description

PACE Activities Specialist (Central Valley PACE - Modesto)

Job Category: Clinical Employee

Requisition Number: PACEA004706

• Posted : July 29, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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Modesto, CA 95355, USA

Description

The PACE Activities Specialist is responsible for developing and facilitating recreational groups and programs which meet the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs of the participants, both individually and collectively.

Schedule is Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Will work at our Modesto PACE Center.

Employee Benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Retirement Savings: 403(b) plan with an employer match, Roth 403(b) option, plus a 401(a) retirement benefit after one year of service.
• Flexible Savings Account
• Work/life balance: 13 days of vacation, 11 days honored as Paid Holiday Off – 2 are half days (New Years Day and Christmas Eve Day).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts an initial assessment and scheduled reassessment of all participants, minimally every six (6) months an assessment must be completed prior to scheduled team conference.
• Communicates participant changes with team members. Develops specific therapeutic programs with the input of the participant as part of the plan of care to include recreational and social activities.
• Records, signs and dates progress reports in the participant's medical record.
• Develops groups and programs in consideration of the needs, abilities, and interest of the participant. A variety of formats shall be offered, including small groups, one-on-one, and large groups, taking into consideration the program population.
• Creates an activity program that will assist participants to resume self-care and normal activities or to prevent further deterioration.
• Posts a schedule of planned activities in a central location readily accessible to participant, family, guardian or authorized representative.
• Participates as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team. Attends staff meetings and takes part in participant care planning.
• Observes each participant for any change in physical, mental, emotional and social functioning and shall report such changes to the licensed nurse.
• Serves as a resource to staff and coordinates volunteer activities at the center.
• Builds within the center a sense of community and a warm social atmosphere in which participants are able to identify a support system.
• Participates in QA activities as appropriate.
• Coordinates with various community resources.
• Creates and organizes individual and group activities to restore, remediate and rehabilitate a participant’s level of functioning and independence.
• Weekly consultation from an occupational therapist, qualified social worker, or recreation therapist.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds. Moving, lifting or transferring patients may involve lifting or pushing greater than 30 pounds, should be done with assistance as appropriate.
• Must be able to hear staff on the phone and those who are served in-person, and speak clearly in order to communicate information to clients and staff.
• Must have vision with or without lenses that is adequate to read memos, a computer screen, personnel forms and clinical and administrative documents.
• Must have high manual dexterity.
• Must be able to reach above the shoulder level to work, must be able to bend, squat and sit, stand, stoop, crouching, reaching, kneeling, twisting/turning, fingering and feeling.
• Exposure to biohazards, including infectious material and waste and any other conditions common in a health care environment.
• Subject to unpleasant odors.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate, but may at times be noisy and crowded.

Education/Experience Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid California Driver’s License, acceptable driving record and vehicle insurance.
• Must be able to work effectively in a team environment.
• Good understanding of psychosocial problems of aging.
• Only act within the scope of his or her authority to practice.
• Ability to interact professionally and respectfully with geriatric individuals including those with cognitive decline and/or physical frailties.
• Meet a standardized set of competencies for the specific position description established by Central Valley PACE and approved by CMS before working independently.

Education/Experience:

• The activity specialist shall have one of the following qualifications:
  • Two (2) years' experience in a social recreational or educational program within the past five (5) years, one (1) year of which was full-time in an activities program in a health care, mental health or handicapped program setting; or
  • Certificate of completion of at least 36 hours training in an activity leader course approved by the California Department of Public Health and qualified under Title 22 requirements.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Recreation Therapy; or in related field with an emphasis or concentration in recreation therapy, preferred.
• Experience providing and coordinating services for a frail or elderly population within the last five (5) years, preferred.
• Current BLS CPR Card certified by the American Heart Association

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