Activities assistant

Essential Functions:

·        Assists with the planning, developing, organizing and implementing of community resident activity programs.  Directs community activity programs.

·        Collaborates with the Director of Memory Care to plan activities.

·        Assists in developing a budget to support activities and assists with monitoring expenses to stay within budget.

·        Recommends policies, procedures and practices that will support resident spiritual, social, recreational and emotional needs.

·        Functions as an advocate for residents and their families.

·        Provides direct services to families through communication, education and support.

·        Acts as a role model for staff with regard to professionalism and appropriateness in resident and family interactions.

·        Provides regular briefings with the Director of Memory Care regarding department functions.

·        Maintains appropriate records, correspondence and documentation of the department.

·        Tracks resident engagement in activities and debriefs families and Director of Memory Care.

·        Supports family education programs and promotes family involvement in activities which support resident spiritual, social, recreational and emotional needs.

·        Maintains and communicates schedule of varied activities to appeal to different interests and capabilities and promotes participation.

·        Maintains craft and recreational supplies to support resident independent engagement in crafts and hobbies.

·        Creates and fosters an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positivity in leading activities and staff.

·        Visits individual residents with activities, crafts and projects to actively engage all residents either singly or in groups.

·        Maintains local library resources with broad appeal to residents. 

·        Supervises appropriate student internships and volunteers.

·        Performs other duties as assigned.