Activities Assistant (part time) - San Jacinto Valley
About The Position
San Jacinto Valley is hiring a part-time Activities Assistant. This role involves carrying out individual and group activities tailored to the needs, interests, and functional levels of each resident, including their cultural and religious preferences. The assistant will identify and support resident needs, preferences, routines, and choices, communicating relevant information to supervisors and other caregivers. Activities will be provided to bed-bound residents and those confined to their rooms, focusing on lifelong interests and adapting to their abilities. The role also includes assisting the Activity Director with calendar development, ensuring a safe and clean activity environment, and performing additional assigned tasks.
Requirements
- CNA License
- CPR certification a plus
Responsibilities
- Carry out individual and group activities that meet the functional levels, needs and interests (including cultural and religious interests) of each resident.
- Seek and identify ways to support resident's individual needs and preferences, customary routines, concerns and choices.
- Communicates information to immediate supervisor and other caregivers as appropriate.
- Provide activities to bed-bound residents and other residents confined to their rooms that reflect life-long interests (such as music, reading, visits with people of shared interests and in-room projects) that are appropriate to the individual's functional abilities and level of participation.
- Assist residents with these activities as needed.
- Adapt activities to match the cognitive and physical functional levels of the residents through the use of task segmentation, verbal prompts, set-up assistance, physical assists and demonstrations.
- Assists Activity Director in development of activity calendars.
- Monitor physical environment for safety or fire hazards and corrects or reports potential problems immediately to supervisor or charge nurse.
- Promptly reports housekeeping and maintenance problems to supervisor or charge nurse.
- Keep activity equipment and supplies in the proper storage areas.
- Maintain activity space in clean and orderly manner that appears "homelike" and is safe for residents, including proper placement of furniture and orderly storage of equipment and supplies in drawers, cupboards, closets, etc.
- Performs additional tasks as assigned
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
