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Activities Assistant

Join our amazing team at Pine Ridge Post Acute, where we are dedicated to creating a supportive and positive work environment! We're currently looking for a passionate and skilled Activities Assistant to help provide exceptional care to our residents.

Reports to: Activities Director

Full Wage Range: $ 17 - $ 24 USD per hour depending on experience and education.

Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 12pm-5:30pm (Some Holidays)

Essential Duties:



* Participate in planning and conducting of individual, small and large group activities.



* Assist in providing good communication between employees of all levels, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies/personnel, and the public to ensure the needs and best interest of the residents, community and facility are met to the extent possible.



* Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.



* Assist in development of monthly activity calendar and maintaining attendance records.



* Assist the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified quality deficiencies as requested by Activities Director.



* Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.



* Assist in arranging transportation for residents when necessary including, but not limited to, resident outings, to/from appointments, or for discharge.



* Assists in developing a monthly activity schedule for residents, which include resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in room activities for bed bound or isolated residents.



* Encourage residents to participate in self initiated activities including hobbies, crafts, and reading .



* Provide materials as necessary including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate .



* Assist with assessment documentation, quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activity Director.



* Keep Activity Department clean, orderly and secured .

Supervisory Requirements :



* This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualification Education and/or Experience :



* High school diploma or equivalent.



* Preferable one year experience in a long term care facility.

Language Skills :



* Ability to read technical procedures.



* Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.



* Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills :



* Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability :



* Ability to solve practical problems.



* Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations :



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