Activity Assistant

Overview:

Join our Therapeutic Recreation team as a Recreation Therapy Assistant! Become an active part in our life enrichment team by planning fun and innovative activities to ensure our residents are living a "Life Lived Forward"!

Opportunities with WVC:

• Continued career growth and education opportunities, such as extensive dementia training by our very own Memory Care Educator
• Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision
• Use of our amenities, such as our fitness center, spa, cafés and swimming pools
• Plus many more

Starting rate:

• From $15.50/hr + experience

Responsibilities:

• Assists with the Therapeutic Recreation programs as directed by the Therapeutic Recreation Supervisor.
• Plans, organizes and implements regularly scheduled day and evening programs, seven days a week and holidays.
• Organizes and coordinates special outings and accompanies Residents on outings such as lunch outings, sightseeing rides, or picnics to make Residents aware of available recreational resources per supervisor request.
• Creatively meets individuals’ activity desires.
• Gathers and returns Residents for all programming during shift
• Completes initial assessment on Residents upon admission.
• Attends weekly meetings, providing input on Resident status.
• Plans for upcoming weekly programs.
• Visits Residents on a regular one-to-one basis.

Qualifications:

• Work experience: 1+ years
• Long-term care experience: 1 year

Hours:

• 8 hours every other weekend and holiday

Schedule:

• 9:00am-5:30pm
• Every other weekend and holiday as needed

Work Location:

• The Lakes Campus of Willow Valley Communities
• 300 Willow Valley lakes Drive, Willow Street, PA 17584