Activities Assistant - Full-Time

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

At Carlton, we are dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults by offering personalized care and fostering a warm and supportive environment. We know it takes a special group of individuals to help our residents live their lives to the fullest, surrounded by love, kindness, and care. We believe happy employees ensure happy residents. With attractive benefits, hands-on training, and opportunities for career advancement, we take great pride in recruiting people who embrace and embody our unique "culture of caring."

Join our exceptional team at Carlton Senior Living!

Department: Activities ( Memory Care and Assisted Living)

Status: Full Time

Schedule: Friday - Monday 10am-6pm

Starting Pay: $16.00

Benefits:

• Raises twice a year

• Anniversary Bonus

• Immediate Pay

• Fitness/Education Reimbursement

• Complementary employee meals

• Opportunity for additional pay increases (referrals, mentors, etc)

• Holiday pay

• Sick/Vacation Time

• Medical, Dental, Vision… and more!

Job Summary

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

In this position, you will help plan, organize, and implement a comprehensive activities program; so creativity and sensitivity are key elements of this position, and may take precedence over previous experience.

Essential Duties and responsibilities

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

• Coordinate and plan engaging activities for residents

• Build trusting, professional relationships with patients, families, and Care Partners.

• Maintain a professional demeanor while facilitating activities as scheduled on the calendar.

• Engage with residents in both small and larger group activities.

• Assess individual resident interests and convey them to the Activities Manager.

• Have a willingness to assist residents with their personal preferences for daily activities.

• Capable of collaborating with other departments to conduct meaningful resident engagement.

• Provide engaging and personalized one-on-one time with residents.

• Aide with documentation of assessments, participation records, and other information as required by the Activities Manager.

• Assist in the creation of community flyers and event postings.

• Rally residents to activities to ensure maximum engagement.

• Maintain an upbeat and positive attitude while leading and assisting with activities.

• Ability to empathize and attend to resident concerns.

• May assist residents with some activities of daily living.

• Ability to move/lift equipment and assist residents into and out of vehicles, as well as help with ambulation.

• May provide some transportation using company vehicles.

• Have some computer literacy to assist with flyers and newsletter publication, and some graphics knowledge

Safe Working Program

• Report any accidents, injuries or violations of company safety rules.

• Meet all training requirements within the first 30 days of employment.

• Follow standard precautions and practice all precautionary measures related to contagious disease and infections.

• Wear appropriate clothing and shoes for your job.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to, stoop, kneel, bend over, reach overhead, push, and pull.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• The employee is required to have visual and hearing acuity sufficient enough to assess employee and resident safety and ability may be required to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Requires patience in working with Senior Residents in the range of 60-100 plus years of age.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• At times, may be required to work outdoors.

• May include exposure to dogs, cats or other pets.

Qualifications

• Communication Skills

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.

• Interact well with our Carlton Family - residents, family members, all staff members, future residents.

• Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out written or oral instructions.

• Education and Experience

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED), or equivalent experience.

• 1 year of experience running group activities is preferred, but not required

• According to Title 22 requirements, employee must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.

• Certificates, License, Registration

• Current First Aid Certification (obtained through community)

• DOJ and FBI fingerprint clearance must be completed prior to working in community (obtained through community)

• Health screening and negative TB test, must be less than six (6) months old. (obtained through community.

• Clean DMV record.