Activity Assistant Ft 30 Hours Per Week

Sonomapostacute

Not specified (inferred as "onsite" due to the nature of the role)
Assist activity director
Creative and interactive activities program
Resident interests and needs
The Activity Assistant position at Sonomapostacute involves supporting the Activity Director in planning and conducting various resident activities. The role requires strong communication skills, a compassionate approach to resident care, and the ability to meet the psychosocial needs of residents in a long-term care setting

Job Summary

  • The primary purpose of the Activity Assistant is to assist the Activity Director run a creative and interactive activities program designed to meet the interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial needs of each resident.
  • Essential duties include participating in planning and conducting activities, assisting with communication, developing activity calendars, and maintaining attendance records.
  • The role also involves assisting with discharge planning, arranging transportation, and ensuring the activity department remains clean and orderly.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

The Activity Assistant position at Sonomapostacute involves supporting the Activity Director in planning and conducting various resident activities. The role requires strong communication skills, a compassionate approach to resident care, and the ability to meet the psychosocial needs of residents in a long-term care setting.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • assist activity director
  • creative and interactive activities program
  • resident interests and needs
  • individual, small and large group activities
  • community planning
  • develop monthly activity calendar
  • maintain attendance records
  • quality assurance and assessment committee
  • discharge planning
  • activity care plans
  • resident assessments
  • arrange transportation for residents
  • develop monthly activity schedule
  • encourage resident participation
  • provide reading materials
  • assist with assessment documentation
  • keep activity department clean

Nice-to-have

  • good communication between employees
  • support personnel, government agencies
  • resident and family needs

Key Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • One-year experience in a long-term care facility
  • Ability to read technical procedures
  • Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals
  • Ability to effectively present information
  • Ability to solve practical problems
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions
  • Standing and/or walking very frequently
  • Reaching with hands and arms frequently
  • Pushing/pulling very frequently
  • Talking and/or hearing very frequently
  • Tasting and/or smelling very frequently
  • Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently
  • Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally
  • Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision
  • Ability to adjust focus

Work Rights

Not specified

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