Activities Specialist Part Time Weekends

Cascades at Orchard Park • Orem, UT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Cascades at Orchard Park in Orem, Utah, is hiring a part-time Activities Specialist for a skilled nursing facility. The organization aims to provide high-quality care and maximize each patient's functional independence to support a safe discharge to the next level of care. The Activities Specialist assists the Activities Supervisor in carrying out activity plans that promote residents' physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Reliable transportation to and from work.
• Love for the geriatric population.

Nice To Haves

• Some prior activities experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify ways to support residents' activity needs, preferences, routines, and choices.
• Under the direction of the Activities Director, carry out individual and group activities suited to residents' functional levels, needs, and interests.
• Adapt activities to residents' cognitive and physical functional levels using task segmentation, verbal prompts, setup assistance, physical assistance, and demonstrations.
• Maintain and clean activity equipment and supplies.
• Keep activity spaces clean and orderly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED