AL and MC Activities Assistant - PRN
About The Position
Watercrest Spanish Springs is seeking a creative and engaging Assisted Living Activities Assistant to promote residents’ movement, interaction, and wellbeing by participating in and planning daily activities and outings. The role implements Watercrest’s Live Exhilarated programming framework and supports a variety of resident activities, events, and community programs. The position involves working throughout the community and interacting with residents, families, guests, team members, vendors, referral sources, and other outside contacts. The assistant is expected to maintain a company uniform and be resident-ready at all times, follow safety procedures, and use personal protective equipment when needed.
Requirements
- High school graduation or equivalent.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management, team members, residents, family members, vendors, referral sources, and outside contacts.
- Ability to make independent decisions.
- Ability to communicate in a warm, friendly, and caring manner.
- Passion for working with and around senior citizens.
- Ability to stand or walk for 75% of the day.
- Ability to drive.
- Ability to concentrate despite frequent interruptions and work under stress and in emergency situations.
- Ability to work in conditions requiring sitting, standing, walking, reaching, pulling, pushing, and grasping.
- Ability to talk and hear effectively to convey instructions and information to residents and team members.
- Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work throughout all areas of the community and tolerate possible exposure to dust, disinfectants, cleaning chemicals, infectious waste, diseases, substances, and odors.
- Ability to use personal protective equipment, including an infection control kit, rubber gloves, and non-slip shoes, when needed.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in senior living.
Responsibilities
- Attend outings with residents.
- Participate in celebrating resident accomplishments and events, including birthdays and anniversaries.
- Participate in and help engage residents in intellectual, cognitive, physical, spiritual, social, recreational, creative, reminiscence, life-work, life-experience, cultural, outdoor/nature, inter-generational, gender-oriented, and educational activities and programs.
- Assist with developing the Community Program calendar and newsletter.
- Recommend and help order supplies needed for programs.
- Assist with developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the Community Program department.
- Ensure equipment and supplies are used properly and meet cleaning and safety standards.
- Attend and participate in educational classes, on-the-job training programs, and orientation as scheduled or requested.
- Respond promptly to requests from residents, families, and guests.
- Wear the company uniform and remain resident-ready at all times.
- Follow safety policies and procedures and use personal protective equipment and supplies when needed.
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
High school or GED
