What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activities Assistant position at Community Connections?
Description
Do you enjoy, cooking, hiking, movies? We offer all of this and a paycheck. Community Connections Inc. is looking for Activities Assistants to join our Explorers' team based out of South Yarmouth, MA. In this role you will work with adults with IDD and / or ASD by providing structured activities in small groups at various Explorers sponsored events. The Activities Assistant will help enhance social skills and allow participants to build life-long friendships in real-life situations. Some of the activities and events the Explorers do : hiking, cooking, community parades, movie nights, bowling, coffeehouse nights, biking, and more!
What You'll Do as an Activities Assistant :
- Ensure and safeguard C.C.I. consumers' human dignity, rights and liberties. Maintain confidentiality with consumer's request regarding disclosure of disabilities.
- Develop and expand opportunities for community integration and participation to address persons served personal interests while maintaining an atmosphere conducive to positive interactions between participants and community organizations and businesses.
- Assist with the set up and take down of events and activities
- Engage participants in the program to ensure consumer satisfaction
- Ensure the physical safety of participants and respond to any emergency needs
- Create varied opportunities to introduce people to each other, nurture a potential friendship and then be able to back away allowing the friendship to grow naturally.
What You'll Need as an Activities Assistant :
Who You Are as an Activities Assistant :
What Community Connections Can Provide You :
Community Connections Inc. is an EEO employer, disability and veterans.
For a current list of all of our career opportunities please visit https : / / communityconnectionsinc.org / careers
