Activities assistant (therapeutic recreation aide), part-time

Job Description

Job Description

As a therapeutic recreation (t-rec) aide at CHCC, you will help older adults who live in a long-term care setting stay active and engaged. You’ll have the chance to bring joy and meaning to their lives through social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and physical programs.

 

Shifts: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Every Saturday and every other Sunday. Must be available for other shifts as needed, including occasional holidays. Shifts are scheduled monthly in advance.

 

Responsibilities:
• Help plan, develop, organize, implement and document activity programs.
• Set up activities, supplies and equipment.
• Facilitate one-on-one visits with residents to offer encouragement and friendship.
• Assist with various resident-related tasks including video visits with family, personal correspondence and community outings.
• Provide residents with reading and listening materials; help turn on/off in-room recreational equipment.
• Help maintain a clean, sanitary and safe activity environment.
• Document program attendance, chart resident’s activity progress.
• Transport residents to and from recreation activities.
• Complete daily assignments, such as deliver mail, lock activity room, update activity boards.
• See job description for additional duties: - content/uploads/2026/02/TR -Aide-Job-Description-1.pdf

 

Qualifications:
• High school diploma/GED is required.
• Training is provided on the job.
• Experience working with the elderly or dementia population preferred but not required.
• Nursing assistant certification is preferred but not required.
• Good attendance is an essential requirement of this position.

 

Skills:
• Desire to work with the elderly population. Must be comfortable working around residents who are terminally ill and residents who may be bedridden.
• Present a cheerful and willing disposition and able to work with a variety of resident behaviors/emotions including but not limited to anger, frustration, depressed, manic, sad and various levels of dementia.
• Have a positive working rapport with fellow staff members, patients and residents.
• Able to create and maintain a comfortable, warm and friendly atmosphere.
• Able to verbally communicate in a pleasant, professional manner.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills; able to speak, read and write the English language.
• Able to handle the responsibility of providing residents with a safe and positive experience outside of the facility.
• Detail-oriented, excellent organizational skills.

 

Compensation:
•Aide: $18.50 to $22.45 per hour, depending on experience and certifications.
•Aide/CNA: $24.50 to $27.40 per hour, depending on experience and certifications.
•Sick time accrual
•Holiday pay (double) if scheduled to work on major holidays
•Tuition reimbursement for qualified employees
•Vacation accrual (for part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week)
•Paid in-service time and free continuing ed classes
•See the full list of benefits at -time-benefits/

 

How to apply: Download the job description and apply online at (

 

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other legally protected classification.

 

Company Description

Christian Health Care Center is a non-profit skilled health care center and rehabilitation facility that serves Whatcom County residents. Our caring and knowledgeable staff provide a full range of healthcare services to people recovering from injury, overcoming illness, or in need of long-term care.

We believe that each therapeutic rehab patient and long-term care resident deserves to live in comfort, with dignity and respect. This core philosophy, along with our mission to provide healthcare with compassion and love in Christ’s name, is why your family, friends, and neighbors have trusted Christian Health Care Center since 1956.

Company Description

Christian Health Care Center is a non-profit skilled health care center and rehabilitation facility that serves Whatcom County residents. Our caring and knowledgeable staff provide a full range of healthcare services to people recovering from injury, overcoming illness, or in need of long-term care.\r\n\r\nWe believe that each therapeutic rehab patient and long-term care resident deserves to live in comfort, with dignity and respect. This core philosophy, along with our mission to provide healthcare with compassion and love in Christ’s name, is why your family, friends, and neighbors have trusted Christian Health Care Center since 1956.