Activity Aide - Trotwood

Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley•Trotwood, OH

About The Position

Do you have a desire to work for an organization driven by empowerment and full inclusion? Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley is one of the largest employers in the region; with the mission to empower those with disadvantages and disabilities to improve their quality of life. We employ over 600 associates just in our retail stores alone. GESMV also offers over 40 programs and services to the community ranging from job readiness programs to assistive technology services. We offer part-time and full-time positions, with a variety of schedules and hours available. We are always looking for driven, enthusiastic people to join our team. Summary The function of this position is to provide supervision of and assistance to participants in a GESMV Program. The major focus of the position is to maintain the participants’ safety, well-being, dignity and general overall involvement in day-to-day activities, as well as encourage and promote independent living skills. Assist with planning and implementing recreational, social and therapeutic activities, in accordance with the program mission.

Requirements

High school diploma or a GED required.
Employee must maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record acceptable to Goodwill's liability insurance provider. If at any time the employee is unable to maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to GESMV’s liability insurance provider, they must immediately notify Human Resources.
Must maintain the ability to pass a criminal background check, physical and random drug screens.
Demonstrate initiative, as well as, the ability to work cohesively within a team.
Ability to show care, warmth, patience, and nurturing to the target population.
Must be able to follow through with projects in a timely and efficient manner.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, general business instructions, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to speak effectively with participants, caregivers and the general public.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with daily operational challenges with a calm demeanor.

Nice To Haves

STNA preferred but not required.
Experience working with physically, mentally, emotionally impaired and socially isolated adults and seniors preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Assist staff in following through with programming for the participants and assessing program needs.
Assist in providing appropriate self-help skills, as needed.
Assist in transportation, bathroom and lunch transitions, as needed.
Assist in ordering participants meals: maintain special diet/needs listing.
Assist with maintenance of required charts/logs.
Assist in general cleaning of activity/program areas (e.g.: sanitizing tables, taking out trash, cleaning utensils and other duties as needed).
Assist in providing appropriate social, recreational, and therapeutic activities for participants.
Assist with maintenance of daily attendance and van rosters to assure all elements are completed.
Assist in scheduling transportation.
Maintain safe and secure physical environment for participants.
Maintain all rules and regulations regarding confidentiality and privacy of participants and family.
Attend all workshops, staff meetings and In-Service training as required by the State and the program.
Comply with all Agency policies, procedures and safety standards and ensure safety training throughout areas and maintain same to meet CARF, OSHA, Department of Labor and other regulatory standards.