Activities Leader, Full And Part Time

Chardon Healthcare Center, a member of the CommuniCare Family of Companies is currently recruiting for Full Time and Part Time Activity Leaders to join our team. This position works varied hours on weekdays, and every other weekend.

Fun, energetic people please apply!

Chardon Healthcare Center is proud of our recreational staff. Our trained personnel encourage our residents' socialization and community involvement. Come join our team and help us turn the challenges of aging, rehabilitation, and recovery into positive experiences!

The successful candidate for the activities position will be energetic, passionate, and creative. This job will have you working directly with our residents, so you must be gentle, responsible, and hard working. Must be comfortable with confused people and willing to look for fulfillment in little ways.

Benefits

As a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans. We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers. We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

PURPOSE/BELIEF STATEMENT:

The position of Activities Leader provides individualized activity care and services for residents. This position functions as both a team member within the activities department and an interdisciplinary team member for an assigned unit(s) fostering team success. While focusing on delivery of quality care, the position must also manage assigned resources.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads a variety of activities: one-to-one and group activities on/off assigned unit(s), outside and/or in the community (outings) for a diversified population as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS & ABILITIES

• High school diploma or GED

• Prior work/life experiences, preferably in a healthcare setting.

• Prior experience preferably with related software applications.

• Must have the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.

• Must be able to deal tactfully with team members, other staff, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public

• Must be able to plan, organize, and conduct a variety of activities

• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing activities practices.

• Basic computer literacy and skills.

• Must possess an active state driver's license.

• May be required to possess a CDL license to drive a vehicle seating 16 passengers or more.

About Us

A family-owned company, we have grown to become one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care, which includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, assisted living communities, independent rehabilitation centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH). Since 1984, we have provided superior, comprehensive management services for the development and management of adult living communities. We have a single job description at CommuniCare, to reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others. Through this effort we create Caring Communities where staff, residents, clients and family members care for and about one another.