Activity Aide

Duties and Responsibilities:

Socialization Services:

• Creates and maintains a caring, safe, and clean service environment for meal sites.
• Develops and implements monthly activity calendars consisting of various activities that accommodate the different functioning levels of participants and offer them options for choosing activities.
• Develops monthly newsletters covering topics of interest to participants and beneficial to their overall well-being.
• Coordinates and facilitates all social, educational, recreational, and therapeutic activities according to the planned monthly activities calendar.
• Introduces new and innovative activities that promote and support the maintenance of the physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities of participants.
• Manages and executes all special events.
• Completes monthly activity reports, including detailed information about center activities. Reports must include photos of activities and participation sign-in sheets.
• Completes consumer intake, assessment, service plans, and all other documentation as needed, in accordance with agency and other regulatory body requirements..

Nutrition Services:

• Examines food items for freshness, quality, and temperatures.
• Refuses all items that do not meet established guidelines.
• Stores meals in food warmers, refrigerator and/or freezer at a designated temperature.
• Communicates with delivery personnel and the team leader when orders are incomplete.
• Ensures food items are at allowable temperatures before serving by taking and documenting the temperature of catered food.
• Handles food following safe food handling and sanitation regulations.
• Serves appropriate menu portions.
• Completes documentation, including but not limited to the number of meals served, activity attendance, meal delivery records, and menu substitutions.
• Maintains the inventory of kitchen supplies to ensure timely replenishment of depleted items.
• Properly disposes of leftover food.
• Cleans and sanitizes all dinnerware, pots/pans, and other utensils or equipment used in meal service according to regulatory guidelines.
• Ensures the kitchen, storage areas, and warming/refrigeration units are clean at all times.
• Performs maintenance activities related to cleaning.

Outreach:

• Recruits potential clients, volunteers, and goods or services through community outreach using various resources.
• Actively engages with community providers.
• Manages the recruitment of center volunteers.
• Develops and networks with community resources to enhance center activities and resources.

Risk Management and Quality Assurance:

• Responsible for following up on all incidents reported in a timely and accurate manner.
• Completes and submits Significant Incident Reports and any other required documentation in a timely and accurate manner, following the agency policies and procedures, Alliance for Aging standards, as well as federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, and other regulatory guidelines.
• Participates in the fire drill monthly.
• Participates in the Performance Quality Improvement process.
• Monitors compliance with safety and health precautions and ensures staff adherence to all governing bodies' policies and procedures.
• Must be available to work outside of regular hours during crisis situations or declared agency emergencies.

Additional Duties:

• Participates in all related trainings, in-services, and staff meetings as required by Counsil Of Accreditation and funding/licensing sources.
• Attends mandatory conferences and training sessions as scheduled for professional development.
• Incumbent will comply with all policies, procedures, and requirements necessary to perform the functions of this position.
• Assists with coverage at a meal site when needed and completes all nutrition services as required when providing coverage.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Physical Demands:

• Work requires physical exertion as kitchens and bathrooms may need to be cleaned, and dining areas swept and mopped.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
• Must maintain reliable transportation to travel to various sites and meetings within the community. Travel is required within Miami-Dade County.

Educational & Experiential Requirements:

• 1 year of related experience.
• Obtain food handler certification within 90 days.
• Bilingual: English / Spanish required