Activity Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Our recruitment goal is to hire long-term care team members who focus on quality care and excellent employee relations.

It requires caring, dedicated employees to minister to the needs of this country's ever growing senior population. We empower our staff to fulfill this mission.

Hillcrest Healthcare employees embrace the concept of socialization for every resident and acknowledge that the healing process and long-term health stability relies on Whole Person Care.

Mission:  Everyone Matters!  Our mission is to respect, preserve the dignity, and celebrate the lives of those we serve.

Vision:  Hillcrest Healthcare will lead the way in innovative approaches to delivering excellence in long-term care and will be the provider of choice.

Value Statement:  We will serve with dedication, pride, humility, and integrity.

General Purpose:

Plan, organize, and direct a program of activities, which provides opportunity for entertainment, exercise, relaxation, and expression and fulfills basic psychological, social, and spiritual needs, which will be available to all residents of the facility. Assists the physically, emotionally, and cognitively impaired individual and family to explore appropriate avocation/leisure pursuits.

• High school diploma or GED

• Prior experience in a resident activities program in a health care setting preferred.

• Prior completion of a state-approved training course, or willingness to complete a state approved training course within six months of employment.

• Excellent creative and communication skills

• Skill at working with individuals who have cognitive, physical or sensory disabilities.

• Practical knowledge of how an Activity Department functions in a nursing facility.

• General knowledge of regulatory requirements for an activity program in a long-term care facility.

• Outstanding interpersonal skills with high level of energy and enthusiasm

• Experience in working with volunteers and ability to organize and develop volunteer program.

• Organization, documentation, and implementation of detailed programs.

• Genuine caring for and interest in elderly and disabled people in a nursing facility.

• Comply with the Resident' Rights and Facility Policies and Procedures.

• Perform work tasks within the physical demand requirements as outlined below.

• Perform Essential Duties as outlined above.