Activity/Recreation Aide

Job Description

Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Graduate or Equivalency.  Experience with elderly, physically challenged and residents with Dementia preferred.

  POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for documentation of resident participation in group activities and one-on-one visits.  Leads select group activities for residents in a variety of recreational pursuits.  Facilitates activity needs of residents.  Ensure that residents on each unit have the opportunity to participate in activity programs of choice through on-going contact and escort as needed.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND STANDARDS

·       Document all activities timely and appropriately in Pro-Activity attendance.

·       Reviews individual resident attendance and participation records with the therapist. Meets with Recreation Therapist for input and guidance regularly.

·       Leads group activities for residents in a variety of recreational pursuits. i.e. parties, sing-a-longs, bingo, exercises, cooking, crafts, church activities, food related socials and Sensory Programs.

·       Adequately determines and accommodates resident needs, abilities and interests regarding leisure involvement.

·       Invites and escorts residents to appropriate unit programs.

·       Regularly provides and documents meaningful 1:1 in- room resident visits if indicated.

·       Posts a written monthly activities schedule on assigned wing, near the nurses’ station and in Resident rooms.

·       Implements, in coordination with Program Director and Administrator, policies and procedures as they relate to the Therapeutic Recreation Department.

·       Preparation for specialized Recreation programs.

·       Completes holiday facility decorations (balloons, streamers, birthday signs for resident rooms, etc.)

·       Assists volunteers in recreational program as needed

·       Maintains and cleans department supplies and materials as assigned.

·       Any other task requested by Program Director.