Activity Aide - Fulltime

Activity Aide - Fulltime

Primary Responsibilities

The Activity Aide will be responsible for assisting the Activity Director in planning, coordinating, and directing the residents' activity program.

The Activity Aide collaborates with the Activity Director in organizing various employee and non-employee events for the facility.

Essential Functions

• Facilitate both individual and group activities based on the individual needs of the residents.
• Ensure that activities are occurring for both high and low functioning residents
• Assist with scheduling beauty parlor and barber activities
• Provide activities for residents that are bedfast and/or unable to participate in group activities (one to one) and document in the appropriate record
• Assist with the preparation of monthly calendar and posting in an area accessible, highly visible and frequented by residents and visitors. Calendar should also be provided to each resident and posted in room
• Assist with generating the facility newsletter
• Participate in community events related to the interest of the facility.
• Attend in-services as necessary
• Assist residents to and from activities
• Assist with activity program including Residents' Council and night and weekend activities as needed
• Deliver resident mail daily
• Other duties as assigned by the Activity Director and/or Administrator

Educational/Training Requirements

• A school diploma or its equivalent is preferred

Licensing Requirements

• A Certified Nurse Aide is preferred

Experience Requirements

• Previous experience working in activity or recreational department in the long-term care industry or related industry is preferred

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative but not necessary all inclusive, of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to effectively communicate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lifting- 1-25 lbs - Frequently
• Lifting - 25-50 lbs - Occasionally
• Lifting - 50+ lbs - Rarely
• Carrying - 1-25 lbs - Frequently
• Carrying - 25-50 lbs - Occasionally
• Carrying - 50+ lbs - Rarely
• Pushing/Pulling - 1-25 lbs - Frequently
• Pushing/Pulling - 25-50 lbs - Occasionally
• Pushing/Pulling - 50+ lbs - Rarely
• Sliding/Transferring - 1-25 lbs - Frequently
• Sliding/Transferring - 25-50 lbs - Occasionally
• Sliding/Transferring - 50+ lbs - Rarely
• Standing - Frequently
• Sitting - Frequently
• Walking - Frequently
• Speaking - Frequently
• Driving - Rarely
• Balancing/Climbing - Frequently
• Stooping/Kneeling - Frequently
• Crouching/Crawling - Frequently
• Reaching - Frequently
• Hearing/Listening - Frequently
• Seeing - Frequently
• Turning/Twisting/Leaning - Frequently

Regency Integrated Health Servicesis an Equal Opportunity Employer. Regency does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability status, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment decisions are based on legitimate, non-discriminatory criteria.

Regency Integrated Health Services, Wellsential Health, Senior Solutions Pharmacy, Nurse Practitioner Services of Texas, and Texas Independent Health Care Plan are all an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability status, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment decisions are based on legitimate, non-discriminatory criteria.