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Activities / Activity Aide Part Time

Crestwood Terrace
Crestwood, IL Part Time
POSTED ON 3/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/12/2025
Company Description


Activity / Activities Aide

  • Start Date: ASAP, we have a new employee orientation class starting soon
  • Hourly Wage Estimate: $15.50/hr.
    • Part-time benefits include accrual of paid time off and sick time
  • Shift: Part-time, 8 hour shift
  • Schedule: This is a swing shift position - 8am-4pm and 11am-7pm with an every other weekend rotation
  • Check our our 5 star Google reviews!

You’re not just your job title. Your role here extends far beyond your job description. You are a friend and family member to each resident. You know their name and their story. You are providing compassion and companionship to those in our care. This family aspect is what sets us apart from other health care sectors.

When someone becomes a patient here, each of us becomes their partner on their journey to healthy living. No matter the illness, injury or limitation.

Join us and make a connection of your own. Join us and make a difference in someone’s life.

A little more about our center:

Crestwood Terrace is an Intermediate Care Facility, providing care to the mentally ill/behavior health population (ages 21 and up). Located in a quiet neighborhood, we are one of 3 medical centers on our street. What makes us unique:

  • 5-Star Quality measure – this means we provide excellent clinical care!
  • Consistently high patient satisfaction rating and feedback – our residents love us!
  • We have a close-knit team that has FUN and even produced a Crestwood Family Christmas card. Casual Fridays, Ugly Christmas sweater contest, t-shirt slogan contests… It’s a happy place to work.

Job Description


What you will do in this role
:

  • Officially we title this job an Activities Aide, but in other centers it may be called an Activity Aide, Activities Assistant, or even a Life Enrichment Coordinator.

When you are a patient, games and entertainment can be the highlight of your day. As an Activity / Activities Aide you will help to keep our short term stay residents engaged in their recovery and rehab. With long-term residents, you will be providing life enrichment events, often focused on cognitive and memory retention. This could involve leading an exercise group, playing card games, or reading a book to someone that is confined to their room.

  • Every day can be a little more fun than the next.

What’s in it for you:

  • Employee breakroom with lockers, summer outdoor grilling on the patio …
  • Flexible scheduling – we understand when things come up
  • Casual Fridays & a manageable workload
  • A team that takes pride in their center – they have the cleanest floors you’ll ever see.
  • Employee recognition programs
  • Annual merit increase opportunities
  • Robust benefits package, including a retirement savings plan
  • Refer-a-Friend programs – Bring your friends & earn a $ bonus $.
  • Educational Assistance program – We’ll help you $ pay $ for your classes.

Crystal, our employee of 24 years, says “I love my residents & I love my boss. She works with my schedule and supported me personally when times were tough.”


Qualifications


Activity / Activities Aide:
Officially we title this job an Activities Aide, but in other centers it may be called an Activity Aide, Activities Assistant, or even a Life Enrichment Coordinator.

What we need from you:

  • Must possess a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
  • Prior experience as an activity aide in a long-term care facility preferred
  • Must have computer knowledge
  • Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of twenty-five (25) pounds
  • Ability to successfully pass a pre-employment physical and criminal history background check

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply. Join us and be the reason someone smiles today.

  • Are you in school to become a Recreational (Rec) Therapist (CTRS)? This would be the perfect entry level position for you while you are learning.

Additional Information


Note: This overview/Ad is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job. More information will be disclosed during your interview and on the formal Job Description.

This center is managed by TRANSITIONAL CARE MANAGEMENT. We currently provide comprehensive management services to several inpatient healthcare centers throughout Northern IL & the Chicagoland area. These settings include Long-term Care Skilled Nursing (SNFs), Short-term Care Rehabilitation, Intermediate Care (ICFs), and Behavioral Health Service (SMHRFs) centers.

Each center is unique; offering you a variety of long-term career opportunities.

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