Life Enrichment/Activities Assistant

Iris Senior Living•Oklahoma City, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Iris Memory Care of Edmond is looking for a part-time Activities Assistant. This position is responsible for engaging our residents in leisure activities that are of interest to them! Our residents need assistance to socialize, complete crafts, dance, sing, cook recipes, garden, accompany on excursions, and to be involved in and complete life enriching activities both that are scheduled monthly and some that are impromptu. This is an incredibly fun, rewarding, and important job for the right person!! We are a small, freestanding memory care assisted living located off of Lake Hefner Parkway on NW 178th between Penn and May. As a community focused on memory care, all of our residents are coping with Alzheimer's or other form of dementia. We are an age-in-place community, so you will care for residents all throughout the spectrum of the disease. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in life enrichment in a memory care setting. This is a part-time position. Rate of pay is $15 per hour.

Requirements

Comfortable working with and building relationships with the elderly
Experience performing life-enriching activities daily
Solid history of reliability
Experience working with dementia or a willingness to learn
Well-rounded, balanced, and productive team player
Mature, patient, creative, nurturing, compassionate personality, with lots of energy
Ability to closely follow direction
Strong organizational skills
Some weekend availability is mandatory

Nice To Haves

Experience in life enrichment in a memory care setting

Responsibilities

Engaging residents in leisure activities of interest to them
Assisting residents with socializing, crafts, dancing, singing, cooking, gardening, and excursions
Involving residents in and helping them complete scheduled and impromptu life-enriching activities