Activities Aide

Center for Elders' Independence•San Leandro, CA

19d•$25 - $35

About The Position

The Activity Aide supports the Activity Coordinator in providing meaningful and engaging recreational services to Center for Elders’ Independence (CEI) participants. Under the supervision of the Day Center Supervisor, the role also helps maintain activity supplies and documentation and assists staff in meeting participants’ needs in the day center. CEI is a PACE organization that uses an interdisciplinary team approach to provide integrated health care services to older adults, including Adult Day Health Center services, while promoting autonomy, quality of life, and the ability to live in the community. The hourly pay range is $25.00–$35.00. Placement within the range is based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market data, consistent with CEI compensation practices. The role includes leading individual and group recreational activities, supporting activity-program operations, assisting with participant assessments and documentation, maintaining activity areas and equipment, and providing general support in the day center. The aide observes and reports changes in participants’ condition and helps maintain a safe, professional, and responsive environment. The position requires standing or walking for much of the workday and handling, lifting, and other physical activity. Reliable transportation is required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Ability to work in a diverse and interdisciplinary setting.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Flexibility, initiative, and willingness to learn.
Current CPR certification and First Aid training.
Basic computer knowledge.
Reliable transportation.
Ability to perform a full range of body motion, including handling and lifting, finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
Ability to stand or walk for 80% of the working day.
Ability to push, bend, kneel, and reach at arm’s length and overhead to a limited extent.
Ability to regularly lift and carry up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Holds or is willing to obtain an Activity Leadership Certificate approved by the California Department of Public Health.
Ability to communicate in Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin.

Responsibilities

Lead individual and group recreational activities, including art, music, crafts, discussions, outings, and special events or holidays, to support participants’ physical fitness, psychosocial functioning, and resilience.
Work with the Activity and Volunteer Functional Manager and Activity Coordinator to develop meaningful activities for individuals and groups.
Support daily operation of the activity program as designed by the Activity Coordinator.
Assist with documentation and provide coverage for the Activity Coordinator in IDT and other meetings as required.
Conduct required participant assessments as needed, with the required Activity Leadership Certificate approved by the California Department of Public Health.
Monitor and assist with maintaining activity supplies and equipment and their storage areas.
Maintain neat and clean activity service and storage areas.
Provide training and support to volunteers, guest speakers, outside entertainers, and instructors as appropriate.
Greet participants and escort ambulatory and mobility-impaired participants to and from the van.
Observe and report changes in participants’ ambulation, transferring, psychosocial functioning, general behavior, and alertness.
Assist participants with transfers between wheelchairs and seats during activities.
Maintain a courteous, helpful, professional, and responsive attitude toward customer groups.
Comply with agency training requirements and maintain professional affiliations and required certifications.
Provide and maintain a safe environment, identify safety hazards, and report or correct them.
Maintain confidentiality of company procedures, results, and information about participants and families.
Follow CEI policies and procedures, including safety policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned in a positive and helpful manner.