Part Time Recreation Aide

Christian Retirement ServicesIowa City, IA
Onsite

About The Position

With wages starting at $17.00/hour, and increasing from there with confirmed, verifiable experience, Recreation Aides at Oaknoll play a vital role in improving and stimulating the mental and physical abilities of our residents, as well as contributing to their overall engagement and quality of life! Oaknoll is a not-for-profit community that provides resident-centered care and services through our CREATE culture. CREATE is an acronym for our values: caring, respect, enthusiasm, awareness, teamwork, and encouragement. We believe that people should experience joyful, active, and connected lives as they age. We believe people should have the opportunity to receive competent, caring, and compassionate health care when they need it. We believe our community is both special and unique because of the people who live here, the people who work here, and the relationships that they build together. We strive to make the lives of our residents and our staff meaningful and fulfilling. If you want to share in these values and the relationships that they allow us to build, we are looking for YOU! Oaknoll is currently seeking a part-time Recreation Aide to join our recreation team. Exact hours may vary, and will include afternoons, holidays, and weekends. The ideal candidate will be outgoing, energetic, passionate about working with seniors, and willing to take initiative to engage residents with recreational opportunities. Experience working with people with dementia preferred.

Requirements

  • Outgoing
  • Energetic
  • Passionate about working with seniors
  • Willing to take initiative to engage residents with recreational opportunities

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working with people with dementia

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily activities including exercises, trivia, cooking etc.
  • Plan and implement one-on-one activities as directed.
  • Assist with preparation of monthly activity calendars.
  • Document resident participation in department records.

Benefits

  • competitive pay
  • paid time off
  • retirement plan with company contributions
  • 40% off employee meals
  • free use of our gyms and pool
  • weekly access to a Nurse Practitioner free of charge
  • onsite parking
  • tuition reimbursement
  • scholarship program
  • student loan repayment assistance
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life
  • FSAs
  • voluntary short-term and long-term disability insurances for eligible employees
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