Recreation Assistant

Carillon•Towson, MD

3h•$16 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

If you are looking for a career with a strong, supportive team doing meaningful work with an appreciative community of seniors, consider being a part of the Blakehurst team! You’ll join others who’ve quickly found that Blakehurst is the kind of place where people decide to build a career. Blakehurst is a Life Plan Community situated on a beautiful 40-acre campus in Towson, MD, near Baltimore. Our goal is to enrich the lives of the over 300 seniors we serve. We do that by providing opportunities for residents to live life to the fullest. When you work at Blakehurst, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life! Blakehurst is recruiting for Full-time and Part-time Recreation Assistants. In this role you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating meaningful activities appropriate to the needs and interests of residents and conducive to their physical, mental, and social well-being.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
All new hires must be able to pass our preemployment screening process, which includes a fitness for duty physical, criminal background check, drug test and employment references.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree preferred
Six (6) months experience working with seniors in activities/life enrichment preferred.

Responsibilities

Use independent judgement to design, plan and facilitate various structured and impromptu programs to individuals and groups in the common areas and resident rooms.
Escorts and ensures the safety of the residents on group trips and excursions.
Routinely monitors changes in the residents’ needs, abilities, and preferences to provide programs and activities appropriate for individual and group audiences.
Generates program supply lists, maintains supply levels and ensures safe operation and functionality of equipment.
Collects and records information by conducting interviews and reviewing documentation for assessments.
Consistently maintains proper documentation including daily attendance sheets, quarterly progress notes, assessment forms, service plans/care plans and generates the MDS documentation and assessments.
Participate in team discussions regarding resident programming, monthly calendars, activity and staff scheduling, and resident issues.
Participates in care and service conferences providing vital information to the resident and significant others regarding programming involvement.