Activities Assistant

Essential Duties: 

• Participate in planning and conducting of individual, small and large group activities.  

• Assist in providing good communication between employees of all levels, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies/personnel, and the public to ensure the needs and best interest of the residents, community and facility are met to the extent possible.  

• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.  

• Assist in development of monthly activity calendar and maintaining attendance records.  

• Assist the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified quality deficiencies as requested by Activities Director.  

• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.  

• Assist in arranging transportation for residents when necessary including, but not limited to, resident outings, to/from appointments, or for discharge.  

• Assists in developing a monthly activity schedule for residents, which include resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in room activities for bed bound or isolated residents.  

• Encourage residents to participate in self initiated activities including hobbies, crafts, and reading.  

• Provide materials as necessary including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate.  

• Assist with assessment documentation, quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activity Director.  

• Keep Activity Department clean, orderly and secured.