Activities Assistant - Memory Care

We are currently hiring for ALL Shifts!

Here at Twin Oaks Assisted Living & Memory Care we have a unique team of individuals who are passionate about serving our wonderful residents and their families. We value the highest standard of care and produce the best quality of life for those we serve each day.

Our values are built on care, integrity, work ethic, quality, and much more!

Benefits

Twin Oaks offers a competitive Income, insurance Benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision,

Position Summary

Activities Assistant

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Activities Department reports to the Executive Director/Assistant Executive Director and is responsible for carrying out the primary duties as outlined by the Executive Director. Building a friendship with the residents can be very rewarding and helps them to feel safe with you. If you enjoy your job, then the residents will feel that and enjoy the time they spend with you and look forward to that time. These essential functions include, but are not limited to:

• Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations in dealing with employees, residents, residents’ families, visitors, and coworkers in a professional and confidential manner.
• Initiate and participate in quality assurance and quality improvement activities based on the four components; resident satisfaction, employee satisfaction, process/system refinement, and financial impact.
• Demonstrate the ability to embrace and project the values of the facility: compassion, positivity, respectful communication, responsibility, trust, community, safety, respect, teamwork, partnership, service, integrity, efficiency, and financial responsibility.
• Be cheerful and helpful so it is a pleasure for others to participate.
• Communicate accurate and pertinent information to facilitate effective and efficient resident care.
• Apply problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Maintain awareness of governmental, societal, legal, environmental, and competitive factors that affect the facility.
• Work to establish a group culture to enable Twin Oaks Senior Living to function as a whole.

DUTIES

The Activities Department is expected to perform position-related duties that include, but aren’t limited to:

Program

• Provide socialization through group discussion, conversation, recreation, visiting, arts and crafts, music, and care of pets.
• Provide daily living activities to foster and maintain independent functioning.
• Provide physical activities such as games, sports, and exercises, which develop and maintain strength, coordination, and range of motion.
• Provide education through special classes or activities.
• Provide mind-stimulating activities such as recalling things from their childhood, reminiscence, and puzzles (word search, Sudoku, crosswords).
• Provide leisure time, so residents may engage in activities of their own choosing.
• Encourage physical abilities through exercise programs and gardening.
• Utilize community resources to promote resident participation in activities both in and away from the facility.
• Organize and oversee the bus rides and other excursions.
• Offer attendance at a place of worship of the residents' choice.
• Develop monthly schedule and post activities calendars monthly based on resident needs and interests. The new month's calendar will be posted before the first of that month. Information on community activities will also be made available to residents.
• Coordinate all recreational activities including volunteer and auxiliary activities.
• Encourage residents to participate in planned and non-planned activities.
• Purchase materials for activities. Keep within the activity budget and accurately record where the funds have been spent.
• Remind staff of upcoming events, birthdays, volunteers, etc.
• Delegate and follow up with staff.
• Encourage resident participation in planning, organizing, and conducting the residents’ activity program, possibly implementing a resident council.
• The resident council may be an informal organized entity. Staff or residents may suggest topics.
• Participate in resident care planning by identifying the activity needs of residents in accordance with medical assessments, working with other professionals as necessary.
• Get to know the residents so you can talk with them and they know you care. This is the secret to getting them to participate in activities with you.
• Provide sufficient indoor and outdoor equipment and supplies to meet the recreational needs and interests of the residents.
• Check the activity calendar and plan activities into the day.
• Implement activities for the social, emotional, physical, and other therapeutic needs of the residents.
• Identify residents that may be at a risk for social isolation and implement plan to assure their individual social well-being.
• Conduct resident activity histories and assessments upon resident entry as required by state and federal standards.'

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $17.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $17