ACTIVITIES AIDE
About The Position
The Activities Aide assists in the planning, development, organization, implementation, and evaluation of activity programs for residents. This role involves observing resident attendance, behavior, and involvement, encouraging participation, and transporting residents to and from activities. The aide also participates in discharge planning, care plan development, and resident assessments. Additionally, they interview residents or family members for activity information, coordinate activities with other departments, assist with quality assurance programs for the activity department, and perform necessary administrative duties such as completing forms and reports.
Requirements
- Experience in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
- Ability to observe resident attendance, behavior, and degree of involvement.
- Skill in encouraging resident participation.
- Ability to transport residents to and from activities.
- Experience in discharge planning, development, and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
- Ability to interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
- Skill in arranging for transportation for outings.
- Ability to coordinate activities with other departments and staff.
- Experience in implementing and maintaining a quality assurance program for the activity department.
- Proficiency in performing administrative duties, including completing necessary forms and reports.
Responsibilities
- Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
- Observe resident attendance, behavior, and degree of involvement during programs.
- Encourage resident participation as deemed appropriate.
- Transport residents to and from activities as needed.
- Participate in discharge planning, development, and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
- Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
- Assist in arranging for transportation for outings.
- Coordinate activities with other departments and staff.
- Assist with implementing and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department.
- Perform administrative duties, i.e., completing necessary forms, reports, etc.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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