Activity Therapy Aide​/Cook

Job Description

This position provides purposeful and meaningful activities to residents by interacting with residents on a daily basis, providing workshop and sensory groups along with providing social, cognitive, emotional, community and spiritual interactions and stimulation which provide active treatment per regulations. This position also assists with personal cares.

County

This position provides purposeful and meaningful activities to residents by interacting with residents on a daily basis, providing workshop and sensory groups along with providing social, cognitive, emotional, community and spiritual interactions and stimulation which provide active treatment per regulations. This position also assists with personal cares.

Status:
Full-Time Non-Exempt

One Full-Time AM Position – Hours 9:00a.m. – 5:15p.m.;
Some Weekends Required

Starting Wage: $19.32/hr.

PLUS $3.00 Per Hour Weekend Differential

Paid Time Off (PTO) – available for use after 30 days of employment

10 observed paid holidays

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA) – with employer contributions – HRA

Life insurance, Long-term disability, Short-term disability and Flex spending

Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) – an exceptional pension plan with employer match (upon vesting) and lifetime retirement payment.

• Guides residents to participate in recreational activities, is the lead person and delegates staff assisting with tasks, exercise programs and projects to best meet residents’ person-centered life enrichment needs along with providing active treatment per regulations.
• Arranges and provides transportation for community group/individual outings, social activities, plans special meals, plans/schedules/organizes special events and entertainment for the household. Develops monthly calendars for activities planned.
• Transports residents to and from activities and other functions as required.
• Decorates household to assist with resident reality orientation/holidays/seasons and assists with researching/purchasing approved items for household.
• Assists residents with purchasing/researching getting items that they need/wish to have.
• Makes routine contact with residents by visiting with them, assisting them with making cards/letters for families and needed online shopping, etc.
• Schedules movies in house, planning parties, and providing games/activities for residents.
• Encourages residents to participate in available programs.
• Works with individuals on goals in their Individual Service Plan (ISP) and reports progress for charting.
• Maintains documentation of resident attendance at activities, estimated amount of time each participated.
• Assists and promotes independence with cares (including personal hygiene); ambulation and accessing the community.
• Functions as an integral member of the team providing appropriate interventions during medical, behavioral, and/or facility emergencies.
• Provides personal hygiene including bathing (tub, shower, bed bath), oral care, skin and nail care and hand washing.
• Completes resident grooming including hair care, shaving, dressing and weighing. Encourages residents toward independent personal care.
• Assists with toileting including bowel and bladder retraining and perinea care.
• Performs and assists with mobility, transferring, ambulation, positioning, and range of motion per the care plan.
• Reports accurately all cares given, including dietary intake and output, temperature, weight, blood pressure pulse and respiration, using approved abbreviations and descriptive terms.
• Serves residents their meals; motivates and assists them with intake of nourishment…