Senior Living Activity Assistant- Memory Care

Overview:

Community First is Hiring A LifestyleSpecialist to join our team!

This includes activities within skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, Elements Wellness Centers programs, Trips & Travel programming, and volunteer coordination, as needed.

While a Specialist may be assigned to one campus as a primary work location, the duties include working within other campuses, as needed, and working collaboratively with Resident Lifestyle Coordinators and other Specialists on programming. Additionally, a Specialist may indeed have a “specialty” or focus areas such as exercise, travel planning, or healthcare-directed activities, but all Specialists assist in all areas, as needed and directed by the Coordinators and Director.

Pay: Starts at $14 per hour and goes up based on experiance!

Responsibilities:

• Initiates and promotes a variety of activities both within and outside the facility to stimulate and promote resident interest, communication, and general wellbeing.
• Encourages hobbies, instructs and supervises craft activities among residents, in groups or individually, in recreational areas or in residents’ rooms.
• Complies with safety regulations and policies.
• Assists with parties, provide games and encourages residents to assist in the planning, such as making table decorations, wrapping gifts, trimming room or area, and other similar activities.
• Encourages residents to participate in religious activities to fulfill their basic spiritual needs through visits with local ministers, attending religious services whenever possible, and spiritual reading material.
• Encourages intellectual/educational development through literature, lectures, movies, cultural events, and other activities available in the community.
• Provides prompt and accurate response to staff, resident, and family inquiries for information while always honoring confidentiality.
• Must be familiar with OSHA Blood-borne Pathogen Standard and Company’s Exposure Control policy.
• Responsible for maintaining knowledge and understanding of national wellness and activity trends. This includes a primary focus on fall prevention, chronic disease management, evidence-based programming, and preventative health.
• Work a flexible schedule between multiple locations for maximum efficiency.
• Assists the Resident Lifestyle Coordinator with special events and functions.
• Supervises and transports residents during indoor and outdoor activities and community outings.
• Maintains resident activities documentation and charting as delegated by the Coordinator.
• Carries out evening and weekend functions.
• Prepares the activity area, equipment, and supplies.
• Orders, maintains, and stores equipment and supplies.
• For those specialists with personal training certification; plan and teach group exercise classes to residents, members and employees. This also includes 1:1 personal training, orienting new members to the facilities, and performing fitness assessments and exercise prescriptions.
• For those specialists with trips and travel expertise; plan trips, coordinate ticketing, and payments, coordinate transportation, manage marketing, track attendance, and billing, and be flexible with evening and weekend support and responsibilities.
• All other duties as assigned and/or appropriate to the position
• Initiates and promotes a variety of activities both within and outside the facility to stimulate and promote resident interest, communication, and general wellbeing.
• Encourages hobbies, instructs and supervises craft activities among residents, in groups or individually, in recreational areas or in residents’ rooms.
• Complies with safety regulations and policies.
• Assists with parties, provide games and encourages residents to assist in the planning, such as making table decorations, wrapping gifts, trimming room or area, and other similar activities.
• Encourages residents to participate in religious activities to fulfill their basic spiritual needs through visits with local ministers, attending religious services whenever possible, and spiritual reading material.
• Encourages intellectual/educational development through literature, lectures, movies, cultural events, and other activities available in the community.
• Provides prompt and accurate response to staff, resident, and family inquiries for information while always honoring confidentiality.
• Must be familiar with OSHA Blood-borne Pathogen Standard and Company’s Exposure Control policy.
• Responsible for maintaining knowledge and understanding of national wellness and activity trends. This includes a primary focus on fall prevention, chronic disease management, evidence-based programming, and preventative health.
• Work a flexible schedule between multiple locations for maximum efficiency.
• Assists the Resident Lifestyle Coordinator with special events and functions.
• Supervises and transports residents during indoor and outdoor activities and community outings.
• Maintains resident activities documentation and charting as delegated by the Coordinator.
• Carries out evening and weekend functions.
• Prepares the activity area, equipment, and supplies.
• Orders, maintains, and stores equipment and supplies.
• For those specialists with personal training certification; plan and teach group exercise classes to residents, members and employees. This also includes 1:1 personal training, orienting new members to the facilities, and performing fitness assessments and exercise prescriptions.
• For those specialists with trips and travel expertise; plan trips, coordinate ticketing, and payments, coordinate transportation, manage marketing, track attendance, and billing, and be flexible with evening and weekend support and responsibilities.
• All other duties as assigned and/or appropriate to the position

Qualifications:

Specialized knowledge, skills, or abilities:

• Computer literate and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Excellent communication skills in working with residents, employees, families, and the public
• Ability to be flexible, display dedication, sensitivity, patience, honesty, imagination, and resourcefulness
• Ability to multi-task and work in an environment of changing demands and frequent interruptions
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule, including some evenings and weekends
• Must be organized and detailed oriented
• Must have knowledge of the safe operation of vehicles when transporting residents