Activities Aide

Riverwood Health and Rehabilitation is looking for an activities aide to join their wonderful team!

Shift: Part Time

Benefits: Depending upon your job classification you may be eligible for participation in our comprehensive benefits program.

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance. Your well-being is important, and we value it.
• Paid time off. Because as much as you love your job, we want you to also love having time to be you.
• A 401K retirement plan. You're our company's future; let us help you take care of yours.
• Continuing education credits. Life, learning, and education are our top priorities.
• The best people, the best communities, the best services for the best reason: Serving our patients. That means making sure we have the best team available who believe that taking care of our staff is just as important to us as taking care of our patients.

About us: Riverwood Health and Rehabilitation is tucked into a quiet and relaxing community. Riverwood provides top of the line care and rehabilitation services, designed around our guests' needs. Through personalized care plans our guests experience quality care in a close-knit community.

Responsibilities of the Activities Aide:

• Develop, organize, and implement a program of activities to meet the social, emotional, physical and other therapeutic needs of residents as identified on the residents’ plan of care and within the specified budget.
• Initiate and promote activities both within the facility and outside the facility, as weather permits, insuring the safety and well being of each resident at all times.
• Coordinate and verify that assistance is provided to residents for activities and events as necessary.
• Provide in room activities for residents who are unable to attend daily events.
• Create an ongoing calendar of activities, which creatively meets multiple needs and is accessible and appealing to both men and women of all ages and abilities.
• Consistently maintain standards for activity scheduling and documentation established by policies and regulatory requirements.
• Solicit the involvement of the community (clubs, groups, organizations, agencies, churches, individuals, etc.) when planning facility activities and events.

Requirements of the Activities Aide:

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent related work experience.
• Must have CNA license in the state of Florida
• Six (6) months to one (1) year experience or related experience performing activity related duties.
• Knowledge of the aging process and various resident activities.
• Ability to assume leadership role in the Activity Department in the absence of the Activity Director.
• Effective verbal and written English communication skills.