Activities Assistant - Saint Elizabeth Community

Activities Assistant

Full Time Days and Evenings + every other weekend

$17.00/hour

Experience our Mission of Caring and Superior Staffing Ratios

Work in an environment where our co-workers and those in our care are treated Just Like Family.

Saint Elizabeth Community understands the importance of having the time to provide care that is thorough, dignified, and compassionate.

We have some of the best staffing ratios in the state... come and meet us to see how our mission and philosophy of care influence all that we do!

Openings in Long Term Care, Skilled Nursing, Sub Acute Rehab

Responsibilities of an Activities Assistant:

• Assist the TR Director in developing, coordinating, and implementing group and individualized holistic recreation programs for all residents to enhance spirit, mind, and body. This is to include:
  • Present programs
  • Provide 1:1's to isolated residents
  • Adapt activities/assist residents to meet all needs
  • Organize special events
  • Provide encouragement for residents to attend programs
  • Provide transportation to and from programs
  • Prepare for activities on monthly calendar acquiring supplies, arranging/decorating room
  • Utilize departmental and community resources
  • Coordinate and assist residents on community outings
• Provide continued assessment of all recreation programs ensuring quality and for resident appropriateness and effectiveness.
• Assist the TR Director in preparing all areas of documentation including assessment, progress notes, attendance records, MDS, and care plan.
• Maintain department supplies and cleanliness. Reporting safety hazards to appropriate parties.
• Provide the department with the characteristics of an Activity Assistant including:
  • Creativity
  • Initiation
  • Team player
  • Empathetic, gentleness, kindness, compassion and courtesy toward residents and staff
  • Communication with all staff
  • Listening skills
  • Organization
  • Ability to generate ideas and implement them
  • Resourcefulness
  • Flexible
  • Knowledgeable
• Development of Activity Assistant through attendance at meetings, inservice training, specialized training programs, seminars, and workshops.
• Participate in interdepartmental development of systems, policies & procedures. Identify problem areas and work with appropriate personnel to correct and improve them.
• Being adaptable to work in any work setting including The Cove, The Bay, The Hill, individualized programming, and any other setting as needed by the TR Director.
• Follow all necessary procedures related to infection control, fire safety, resident rights, TLC policy & procedures, and Saint Elizabeth Home mission/vision policies.
• Ensure that resident's rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, dignity, and civil rights, including the right to make complaints, are well established and maintained at all times.
• Maintain confidentiality of all pertinent resident care information to ensure that resident rights are protected.

Qualifications for an Activities Assistant:

• Individuals must be energetic, creative, patient and able to work both individually and as part of a team
• CNA preferred

Why choose Saint Elizabeth Community?

We are a non-profit, independent, locally owned and operated community, providing quality care since 1882 to older adults and people with physical disabilities.

With our mission of caring, we are committed to supporting our community with compassionate and innovative care! Saint Elizabeth Community includes 7 beautifully maintained Rhode Island locations offering apartments for Independent Seniors, Home Care Services, Adult Day Centers, affordable Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation, and more!

What does Saint Elizabeth Community offer employees?

Our holistic benefit options encompass your Health and Wellbeing, your individual and family needs, your professional growth and more by including:

• Competitive pay, including shift & weekend differentials
• Consistently low resident to caregiver ratios
• Flexible Scheduling Options, Daily OT, and "Short Pay"
• High quality and low-cost Health, Dental and Vision coverage: Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance & Delta Dental Insurance offered for employees working 20+ hours/week
• 403B Employer Contribution Plan
• Tuition Assistance and Loan Reimbursement
• Career advancement & training opportunities to support individual employee goals
• Childcare Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral and Perfect Attendance Bonuses!
• EAP, Life Insurance, and more!

- Trusted Care Since 1882! -

EEOC - We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.