Activity Aide

Alden Long Grove Rehabilitation and Health Care Center - Activity Aide Join our team at Alden Long Grove Rehabilitation and Health Care Center! As an Activity Aide at Alden Long Grove, you will play a crucial role in creating a vibrant and engaging activity program for our residents. Our goal is to provide exceptional short-term rehabilitation, transitional care, and post-acute services in a luxurious and welcoming environment. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Perform daily activity calendar requirements set by the Activity Director Support and follow the Activity Program's mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures, as well as state and federal regulations Achieve and maintain the highest quality of life for each resident, with understanding of all psychosocial, medical, and activity needs/preferences QUALIFICATIONS Hold a high school education or equivalent Have at least 1 year experience working in the healthcare field, volunteering, or personal experience with the disabled population Current knowledge of Federal and State activity regulations and/or ability to understand and interpret Be able to read and write English May prefer bi-lingual abilities based on individual facilities Must have a valid, IL driver's license Possess empathy, compassion, understanding, enthusiasm, personable, energetic, positive, and humorous qualities to effectively interact with residents, families, and staff Must be able to relate and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Must be able to push, pull, or carry 50 pounds May be required to lift equipment, supplies, and occasionally move furniture Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, family members, personnel, and support ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Provide feedback to Activity Director for monitoring achievement of facility and program goals through a team approach Lead a therapeutic, person-centered activity program, which constantly strives to enhance the quality of life of each resident and meets the Activity Mission and Philosophy Follow all Activity Policies and Procedures and Federal and State regulations Become knowledgeable of each individual resident's background, cultural, life history, disease, and medical care needs in detail to ensure an appropriate person-centered activity plan Assist in resident outings, which can include but not limited to shopping centers, movies, restaurants, community events, etc.

SALARY $18.5 - $20 HOURLY

JOB TYPE PART_TIME_AND_FULL_TIME

MINIMUM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 0

LEVEL OF EDUCATION HIGH_SCHOOL