Senior Living Activities & Wellness Aide

Talentify; Spring Valley (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify is seeking an Activity Assistant/Aide to support planning, implementing, and evaluating resident activity programs in our long-term care facility in Illinois. You will help chart resident progress, prepare activity spaces, and maintain a warm, calm environment while collaborating with other departments.

Requirements include patience, a cheerful disposition, and the ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

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 to assure daily activities can be performed without interruption.
• Create & maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, and a calm environment throughout the facility.
• Assist in preparing activity rooms/areas for scheduled activity programs and recommend equipment and supply needs.

Skills

Patience

Cheerful disposition

English language proficiency

Job description

Talentify is seeking an Activity Assistant/Aide to support planning, implementing, and evaluating resident activity programs in our long-term care facility in Illinois. You will help chart resident progress, prepare activity spaces, and maintain a warm, calm environment while collaborating with other departments.

Requirements include patience, a cheerful disposition, and the ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.