What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activities Assistant position at Pleasant View Center?
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Pleasant View Center is seeking a creative Activities Assistant to assist with Planning, organizing, and directing a program of activities, which provides opportunity for entertainment, exercise, relaxation, and expression and fulfills basic psychological, social, and spiritual needs, to be available to all residents of the facility.
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Assist the Activities Director in creating a monthly calendar of activities written in large print and posted in a prominent location that is visible to residents and visitors.
- Ensure that a copy of the monthly calendar of activities in placed in a prominent spot in each resident’s room.
- Will interview residents or family members to obtain activity preferences.
- Will coordinate and assist residents in getting to activity locations within the facility.
- Will assist in conducting scheduled activities to promote the physical, social, and mental well-being of residents.
- Will document resident activity program attendance and ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative, descriptive of the services provided, and indicate the resident’s response to the service.
- Observe resident mood, behavior, and degree of involvement in facility activities and report any changes or concerns to the Activities Director.
- Involve residents and families in planning activities program when possible.
- Assist with conducting in room activities programs for those residents who benefit from one-on-one visits.
- Will coordinate and arrange for offsite field trips and transportation needs when necessary.
- Will coordinate activities needs and requests with other departments in a courteous and timely manner to assure that daily activities can be performed without interruption.
- Will assist with Resident/Family Council meetings as indicated.
- Assist the physically, emotionally, and cognitively impaired individual and family to explore appropriate avocation/leisure pursuits.
Pleasant View Center offers a full benefit package.
Salary : $28,800 - $36,400