Senior Living Activity Coordinator

Forest Hills Center; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Forest Hills Center in Westerville, OH seeks an Activity Aide to support planning, development, and evaluation of daily activity programs for residents, coordinating with care staff to promote engagement.

The role involves observing resident participation, contributing to care plans, interviewing families, and helping with community planning, while ensuring compliance and quality through routine documentation and inter-department collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
• Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and involvement to evaluate progress, by noting and charting resident behavior.
• Participate in community planning related to residents' interests and services for residents and families.
• Develop and implement activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
• Involve residents and families in planning activity programs when possible.
• Involve residents and families in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
• Refer residents/families to appropriate social service personnel when needed.
• Assume the authority and responsibility of Activity Aide.
• Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary.
• Keep abreast of conditions and adjust activity programs to maintain daily activities.
• Assist in developing and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
• Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies as necessary.
• Ensure charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of services and responses.
• Perform administrative requirements and submit forms/reports to the Activity Director.
• Other duties as directed by the Adult Day Director.
• Drive clients/residents on our bus to pick up/drop off or to appointments.

Job description

Forest Hills Center in Westerville, OH seeks an Activity Aide to support planning, development, and evaluation of daily activity programs for residents, coordinating with care staff to promote engagement.

The role involves observing resident participation, contributing to care plans, interviewing families, and helping with community planning, while ensuring compliance and quality through routine documentation and inter-department collaboration.