Recreation Aide

Continuum Healthcare Inc.; Johnsville (PA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Majestic Oaks nursing and Rehabilitation seeks a Recreation Aide to support a lively activities program for residents in a 180-bed skilled nursing center. You will help plan, implement, and tailor activities to individual needs, including dementia care, with one-on-one visits as scheduled.

The role emphasizes consistent documentation, supply management, and a positive, dependable team player attitude to enhance resident well-being.

Qualifications

• Must be energetic and caring in a long-term care setting.
• Must work every other weekend and every other holiday.
• Available to work days, some evenings and some weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assists in providing a program of activities that meets the interest and the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being and safety of each resident
• Provides individualized attention, including those with dementia, which encourages each resident's ability, including one on one visits as scheduled
• Design, plan and prepare various activity programs using your own skills and areas of specialty
• Generate activity supply lists and maintain supplies and equipment in a safe and functional order
• Consistently maintain proper documentation including daily attendance sheets and friendly visits
• Applicants must be positive, motivated, dependable, and a team player.

Skills

Energetic

Caring

Team player

Job description

Recreation Aide

Majestic Oaks nursing and Rehabilitation is a 180-bed skilled nursing center with both long term and sub-acute patients. The facility has a great team of nurses and activity aides which get plenty of guidance and education from a superior nursing support team with well qualified nurse educators. Ideal Recreation Aide candidate should have experience in long term care environment, be energetic and caring.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in providing a program of activities that meets the interest and the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being and safety of each resident




• Provides individualized attention, including those with dementia, which encourages each resident's ability, including one on one visits as scheduled




• Design, plan and prepare various activity programs using your own skills and areas of specialty




• Generate activity supply lists and maintain supplies and equipment in a safe and functional order




• Consistently maintain proper documentation including daily attendance sheets and friendly visits




• Applicants must be positive, motivated, dependable, and a team player.

Qualifications:

• Must work every other weekend and every other holiday




• Available to work days, some evenings and some weekends