Activities Aide

Reports to : Activity Director

Supervises : None

Classification : Non-Exempt Hourly

Position Description

Responsible for supporting the efforts of the Activity Director in the assessing, selecting, organizing, and implementing of activity / recreational services to address the individualized needs and interests of the residents. Principal Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and delivery of activity / recreational programs to promote the residents’ opportunities for engaging in normal life enhancement pursuits and to increase and / or maintain functioning levels.
• Encourages resident participation in group and individual activities including arts / crafts, community outings, religious activities, intellectual / educational activities, community / center service activities, recreational activities, etc.
• Assists in completing activity documentation, when needed, if trained and in conjunction with regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Submits supplies list to Activity / Recreation Director and submits receipts for activity expenditures.
• Maintains precautions / limitations list on each resident.
• Assists Activity / Recreation Director in the organization and supervision of the volunteer program including recruiting and training volunteers.
• Assists with Resident Council Meetings when necessary.
• Assists in planning community activities that jointly include the community, staff, families and residents.
• Assists in the completion of a monthly calendar of available activity / recreational programs and posts it in the center.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice. General Responsibilities
• Attends and participates in scheduled training, educational classes, and meetings to maintain current certification as applicable; Attends and participates in in-service training as mandated by regulatory agencies and company policy.
• Adheres to work schedules in completing and performing assigned tasks; completes all assigned tasks in a timely manner as instructed by the direct supervisor.
• Meets acceptable center attendance requirements; notifies facility before late arrival to or absence from work according to established center policy.
• Cooperates with other facility personnel to ensure that services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of residents; creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment.
• Adheres to established employee policies.
• Adheres to established dress code. Customer Service Responsibilities
• Models customer service principals throughout the center and promotes appreciation of our customer’s needs.
• Treats residents, residents’ family members, visitors and fellow employees with courtesy, respect, and dignity.
• Presents professional image through appearance, behavior and speech.
• Explains procedures to residents before administering services. Residents Rights
• Understands, upholds and promotes the rights of the residents.
• Ensures residents can exercise rights without interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal from the facility.
• Ensures protected health information is kept confidential.
• Ensures resident concerns / complaints are responded to with tact and urgency.
• Reports allegations of resident abuse, neglect and / or misappropriation of resident property.
• Coordinates effective communication with Residents and Companions by assuring all arrangements for providing interpreters and / or other auxiliary aids and services needed by Residents and Responsible Party are made, including scheduling interpreters through outside agencies and scheduling staff interpreters, if any; and ensuring appropriate maintenance, repair, replacement and distribution of auxiliary aids.

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