Activity Aide

Castle Healthcare•Bloomington, IN

About The Position

The Activity Aide assists with planning, implementing, and evaluating recreational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual programs in accordance with residents’ assessments and care plans and as directed by supervisors. The role supports the Activities Department’s activity programs and quality assurance efforts, monitors residents’ participation and responses, and documents activity progress. The Activity Aide also prepares and cleans activity areas, helps maintain department supplies, coordinates with other facility departments, and provides individual visits and assistance to residents who remain in their rooms. The position is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and is offered as full-time or part-time employment at $12 per hour.

Requirements

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, and be willing to work with residents at their current maturity level.
Must be able to function independently and demonstrate flexibility and personal integrity.
Must be able to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies, including people who are ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, or at times hostile.
Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday and cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet.
May need to assist with evacuating residents during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a Long Term Care Activities Department is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating facility activity programs and the Activities Department quality assurance program.
Observe and document residents’ attendance, mood, behavior, involvement, progress, and responses to activities through notes, reporting, and charting.
Ensure activity progress notes describe the services provided and residents’ responses.
Maintain a good working rapport with other facility departments so daily activities can take place without interruption.
Help create a warm, personally attentive, positive, and calm environment throughout the facility.
Prepare activity rooms and areas for scheduled programs and clean them after activities.
Recommend equipment and supply needs for the Activities Department to a supervisor.
Follow residents’ care plans when providing daily activities.
Purchase department supplies, clothing, and personal items for residents.
Maintain the confidentiality of resident care information, including protected health information, follow facility reporting guidelines, and treat residents with dignity.
Oversee residents during scheduled activities to support their physical, social, and mental well-being, applying knowledge of activities and resident diagnoses and conditions.
Visit residents who are in their rooms, write letters, run errands, and assist with crafts and projects as needed.