Recreation Aide

CareRite Centers; City of Yonkers (NY); On-site; USD 1,515,000 - 2,617,000; Full time

Job summary

Sans Souci Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is seeking a Recreation Aide to join the rehabilitation team. The role involves implementing group activities tailored to residents’ abilities and preferences to promote participation, transporting residents to programs, and assisting with 1:1 visits and off-unit trips.

Applicants should be energetic, creative, and compassionate, with strong interpersonal skills and a willingness to work as part of a team alongside the recreation therapist.

Qualifications

• Energetic, enthusiastic, creative and a team player.
• Preferably 1+ year experience in geriatric/adult populations.
• Compassionate, outgoing and pleasant personality.

Responsibilities

• Complies with the facility's philosophy, objectives, procedures and code of ethics.
• Documents resident attendance/participation daily.
• Maintain care and use of program equipment and materials.
• Conduct therapeutic activities on- and off-unit as scheduled.
• Attend resident trips outside of the facility as assigned.

Skills

Energetic

Creative

Team player

Compassionate

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Recreation Aide

Sans Souci Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is looking for a talented and hard-working Recreation Aide to join our ever-growing rehabilitation team.

Recreation Aide Job Overview:

The Recreation Therapist will implement a variety of group activities and programs based on Resident’s individual abilities and preference to encourage and promote Resident participation. Successful Candidate must be compassionate, creative, energetic, and enthusiastic with the desire to enhance the quality of life of residents. Candidate must also have good interpersonal skills, and assists alongside recreation therapist in the Department. Job entails transporting residents to and from programs, running some programs, 1:1 visits and attending trips, assisting with transport to and from off unit programs and other activities related to recreation therapy.

Recreation Aide Qualifications:

• Energetic, extremely enthusiastic, creative, takes initiative, works well with a team, enjoys working with elderly people.
• Preferably 1+ years experience working in a geriatric/adult population.
• Must be a team player with a compassionate, outgoing, and pleasant personality.
• Must be computer literate and possess strong organizational skills.

Recreation Aide Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complies with and interprets the philosophy, objectives, procedures, policies and code of ethics of the facility and the policies of the Recreational Therapy Department.
• Documents Resident attendance/participation daily.
• Maintain care and use of program equipment and materials.
• Conduct therapeutic activities on and off-unit as scheduled.
• Attend Resident trips outside of the facility as per assignment.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Therapeutic Recreation.

Salary Range: up to $19.00 an Hour (Based on Experience)

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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