Activities Assistant - Manchester, United States - The Courville at Manchester

The Courville at Manchester

Verified Company

Manchester, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Are you a positive person? Do you enjoy crafts and field trips?

The Courville at Manchester is a Senior Healthcare Community in Manchester's North End. We are locally owned and operated and committed to providing personalized service and care.

We're looking for an energetic, creative
Part-time Activities Assistant interested in enriching the lives of our amazing residents.
hours/week

Bring JOY to our residents and enrich their lives
Positive personality
Must enjoy working with seniors
Activities include crafts, Bingo, bus trips to local events and outings, and entertainment
Holiday availability required
Great for a Student, retired person, or empty nester
Activities and events for residents and staff.

Activities include exercise, games, arts and sciences, travel, lectures, spiritual programs, outings, hosting speakers and musical events. Calendars are based on the ever-changing desires of our residents, so every day is different

Flexibility is very important
Looking for Teamplayer willing to pitch in and assist as needed in other areas of the facility in emergent situations
Good communication skills
Must pass the physical required by this facility
LNA license or interest in getting an LNA license preferred
Experience working in a skilled nursing environment is a plus

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Enthusiastically run daily activities that engage our residents
Develop new activities that appeal to the different interests of our residents
Safely transport residents to and from activities
Observe the status of residents regarding physical, emotional, social and spiritual health and report all changes in status to nursing staff
Observe resident's rights
Assist in evacuation of residents in an emergency
Report to work as scheduled and demonstrate dependability and punctuality
Work cooperatively/assist with other departments
Represent the facility to family and community events
Attend inservices, as required
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:
The Activities Assistant must be able to safely and successfully perform job-related functions, with or without reasonable accommodations required by federal, state, and local law

They must also:

Have a High School diploma or equivalent
Be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language
Possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
Be able to move intermittently throughout the workday
Meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility which include a medical and physical examination
Be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times, hostile people within the community

Benefits:

Employee benefits include competitive wages, medical insurance, dental insurance, earned time, 401K, flexible spending accounts, and paid life insurance for eligible employees.