Part-Time Activities Assistant

Brian Center of Fincastle•Fincastle, VA

About The Position

The Activities Assistant reports to the Director of Activities and assists with planning, implementing, and evaluating an ongoing activities program designed to meet residents’ interests and support their physical, mental, and psychological well-being in accordance with each resident’s comprehensive assessment. The role involves preparing activity areas, arranging equipment and supplies, creating decorations and crafts, and supporting scheduled activities and events. The assistant also escorts residents to activities, transports them to offsite functions using the facility van, and makes routine one-on-one visits to residents who cannot participate in group programs. The position includes contributing to resident care plans and assessments, observing and documenting residents’ attendance, mood, behavior, involvement, and responses to activities, and interviewing residents or family members to gather activity information. The assistant may also supervise and schedule volunteers as directed. The schedule is part-time and includes weekdays, weekends, rotating weekends and holidays, and 8-hour shifts. The role requires physical activity throughout the facility and may require work outside normal hours, including nights, holidays, and weekends, as needed. Salary is $15 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, and family members.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
Ability to stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently throughout the workday and throughout the facility.
Ability to work outside normal work hours, including nights, holidays, and weekends, as needed.
Must be free of diseases that may be transmitted while performing job responsibilities during the stage of communicability.
Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a long-term care facility is preferred.
Previous experience working in Activities is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities programs.
Prepare activity areas for scheduled functions; move and arrange equipment and supplies; and clean activity areas after functions.
Create decorations and crafts, set up necessary equipment, and assist with scheduling movies, planning parties, and providing games and activities for residents.
Order and maintain adequate materials for activity programs.
Escort residents to and from activity areas and transport residents to offsite activity functions using the facility van.
Make routine one-on-one visits to residents who cannot participate in activity programs.
Assist in developing and implementing care plans and resident assessments.
Observe residents’ attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement in activities.
Document resident attendance and participation, including responses and active or passive participation, and ensure activity notes are informative and descriptive.
Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
Supervise and schedule volunteers as directed.