Activities Assistant

The Summit at Sunland Springs, a beautiful assisted living and memory care unit in beautiful Mesa, AZ is seeking a dynamic and creative team member who can join our team as an ACTIVITY ASSISTANT. This position would be FULL or PART TIME and would require weekend availability to work Friday-Monday. Benefits Competitive Pay Paid Time Off 401k plan Employee Assistance Program Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Responsibilities Assists in maintaining a balanced resident centered activity program for the community Reviews, reads, notates and initializes the Daily Log and Department Log to document and learn about pertinent information and any resident's physical and behavioral changes as well as activities information Demonstrates proficiency and understands the QA (Quality Assurance Process) & essential quality service standards pertaining to enriching resident centered activities and programming; partners with community team in striving for excellent quality care & service delivery as measured in the QA process Partners with community team to ensure community follows all federal, state, local laws & regulations & quality standards for resident care and services Actively participates as a member of a team and committed to working toward team goals Qualifications One (1) year job related experience preferred in senior living communities Ability to lead activities and motivate volunteers and fellow team members for their involvement in the social events and various scheduled social activities Ability to handle multiple priorities Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication and the ability to facilitate small group presentations Competent in organizational, time management skills Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills Ability to make responsible choices and decisions and act in a resident's best interest Ability to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following community procedures and guidelines and have the ability to follow through on assigned tasks Demonstration of proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office (Windows, Outlook #J-18808-Ljbffr Avista Senior Living