Weekend Activities Assistant

PACS

5d

About The Position

The Weekend Activities Assistant helps the Activity Director run a creative and interactive activities program in accordance with applicable federal, state, local, and corporate standards and guidelines. The program is designed to meet residents’ interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial needs, based on their comprehensive assessments. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read technical procedures and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including frequent standing or walking, reaching, pushing or pulling, talking or hearing, tasting or smelling, and lifting up to 50 pounds frequently; occasional sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and specified visual abilities.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in a long-term care facility is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in planning and conducting individual, small-group, and large-group activities.
• Help ensure effective communication among employees, residents, families, support personnel, government agencies and personnel, and the public to address the needs and best interests of residents, the community, and the facility.
• Participate in community planning related to the facility’s interests and the services and needs of residents and families.
• Help develop the monthly activity calendar and maintain attendance records.
• Assist the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee with developing and implementing action plans to correct identified quality deficiencies, as requested by the Activities Director.
• Participate in discharge planning, activity care plan development and implementation, and resident assessments.
• Help arrange resident transportation, including for outings, appointments, and discharge.
• Help develop monthly activity schedules that include outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in-room activities for bed-bound or isolated residents.
• Encourage residents to participate in self-initiated hobbies, crafts, reading, and other activities; provide materials as needed, including Braille reading materials or audiobooks where appropriate.
• Assist with assessment documentation and quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activity Director.
• Keep the Activity Department clean, orderly, and secured.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED