Activities Assistant

Ohio Living•Mount Pleasant, SC

About The Position

The Activities Assistant supports the facility’s activity program to meet residents’ interests and maintain their physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being in accordance with company standards and applicable federal, state, and local requirements. The role involves delivering activities, encouraging resident participation, assisting residents with hobbies and crafts, and supporting positive relationships among residents, families, and staff. The position also coordinates activities and events, helps develop an evening activity schedule, documents activities and resident responses, and maintains accurate, complete records in compliance with applicable standards. The employee is expected to protect resident confidentiality and personal and property rights. The posting specifies weekend-only work and requires work on weekends, evenings, and holidays as scheduled.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Work weekends, evenings, and holidays as scheduled.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk for up to 8 hours per day.
Ability to lift, transfer, push, or pull residents/patients and/or equipment or supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to drive for up to 4 hours per day.

Nice To Haves

One year of activities experience preferred.
Two years of experience in a long-term care, hospital, or other related healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day activity programming tailored to residents’ interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
Encourage and assist residents with hobbies and crafts, including visiting bed-bound residents and providing materials or assistance with letters, reading, and hobbies.
Make routine resident visits and assist with crafts and projects.
May help transport residents to and from dining areas and accompany residents on off-site activities, including assisting with boarding, transportation, unloading, and participation.
Interact with residents to support quality care and positive resident-staff relations.
Maintain professional, prompt, and trust-building communication with residents’ family members; respond to requests or concerns and obtain activity information from residents or family members.
Provide reading materials in Braille, tapes, or recordings as needed.
Coordinate scheduled parties, movies, games, and other activities suitable for residents at various levels of care.
Assist in developing an evening activity schedule.
Complete a monthly activity log for activities led.
Communicate supply and equipment needs.
Attend employee and departmental meetings and in-service training as scheduled or directed.
Develop and oversee preliminary and comprehensive written plans of care for each resident and ensure activity progress notes and plans of care are informative and descriptive of services and resident responses.
Review and maintain charts, notes, and documentation for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and standards.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information and respect residents’ personal and property rights.
Perform other duties as assigned.