Activities Assistant

New England Homes For The Deaf•Danvers, MA

136d•$16 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

New England Homes for the Deaf (NEHD), founded in 1901, is a life plan community serving Deaf, Deafblind, and hard of hearing seniors. NEHD provides a continuum of care, including independent living, rest home, skilled nursing, Deaf senior centers, short-term rehabilitation, respite care, and hospice services. Its mission is to provide long-term healthcare, housing, recreational activities, and social support in an accessible, barrier-free, culturally sensitive environment with optimal communication and architectural resources. The Activities Assistant creates and facilitates activities for residents, encourages participation, supports both group and one-on-one activities, and helps residents access and attend activities. The role includes documenting participation, preparing and distributing schedules, setting up activity areas, assisting with Sunroom activities, and participating in offsite and outdoor events with residents. The position is available to work 8:30 AM–5:00 PM, with openness to other hours, and requires one weekend per month and every other holiday, subject to approval by the Activities Director. Staff are required to take free, on-site ASL and Culture classes.

Requirements

Available to work one weekend per month, subject to approval from the Activities Director.
Available to work every other holiday per year, subject to approval from the Activities Director; holidays are listed in the Employee Handbook.
Respectful and compassionate attitude toward residents and staff.
Pleasant personality and ability to maintain a calm demeanor during excitable or emergency situations.
Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force to lift, carry, pull, push, or otherwise move objects and/or residents.
Ability to push residents in wheelchairs, with no stated bodyweight limit.
Ability to set up activities independently.
Ability to transcribe.
All staff are required to take free, on-site ASL and Culture classes.

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate clearly using ASL.
Availability to work Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays is preferred.

Responsibilities

Create and facilitate activities for residents.
Invite and encourage residents to attend and participate in activities.
Explain the time, place, and nature of activities as needed.
Offer activity materials for residents to peruse and support their interests in or out of their rooms as desired.
Assist with Sunroom activities.
Assist residents with activities as needed.
Document each resident's daily activity participation in the appropriate logs.
Provide appropriate group and one-on-one activities for all residents.
Provide appointment reminders to residents who have signed up for in-house activity services.
Assist in transporting residents to activity locations.
Copy and distribute the Activities schedule to residents.
Set up activity areas.
Participate in offsite resident activities and attend outdoor events with residents on and off the property.
Perform other duties as assigned, including additional duties assigned by the Activities Director in support of the Activities Department.