Resident Activity & Wellness Coordinator

Aperion Care Lincoln; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Aperion Care Lincoln is seeking an Activities Assistant/Aide to assist in planning, implementing, and evaluating recreational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual programs aligned with each resident’s care plan.

The role requires maintaining a warm, calm environment, strong interaction with residents, and collaboration with other departments to ensure activities run smoothly and residents receive engaging, meaningful experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience in Long Term Care Activities Department is preferred.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition & enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing & evaluating the activity programs & quality assurance program in this facility for the Activities Department.
• Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that the facility activities & resident progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting and charting resident behavior.
• Develop & maintain a good working rapport with other departments within the facility to assure that daily activities can be performed without interruption.
• Create & maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the facility.
• Assist in preparing activity rooms/areas for scheduled activity programs.
• Follow the care plan in providing daily activities for resident.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information & follow facility guidelines in reporting non-compliance with said guidelines & treat residents with dignity at all times.
• Oversee residents engaged in scheduled activities to promote the physical, social, and mental well-being of residents by applying experience in activities and knowledge of diagnoses and conditions of residents.
• Assists in-room residents by visiting with them, writing letters, running errands, and perform assistance with crafts, projects, etc., as necessary.

Skills

Patience

Cheerful disposition

English language

Job description

Aperion Care Lincoln is seeking an Activities Assistant/Aide to assist in planning, implementing, and evaluating recreational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual programs aligned with each resident’s care plan.

The role requires maintaining a warm, calm environment, strong interaction with residents, and collaboration with other departments to ensure activities run smoothly and residents receive engaging, meaningful experiences.