Activities Assistant

Activities Assistant – Responsibilities

• Assist the Activities Coordinator in planning, implementing, and evaluating program events, themes, schedules, and decorating the facility.
• Drive the facility bus on activity outings, physician appointments, and other resident‑related events.
• Serve in the role of a Certified Nursing Assistant daily (passes, sets up trays, assists residents with meals).
• Serve in the role of CNA on facility outings.
• Serve as a CNA during critical staffing shortages.
• Maintain a neat and organized activity work area.
• Deliver resident mail.
• Manage petty cash for resident outings, spending, etc.

• Support the initial and ongoing assessments of residents’ conditions and activity needs by advising and consulting with the Activities Coordinator.

• Maintain daily documentation of refrigerator/freezer temperature logs.
• Document amount of food consumed by residents who dine in the dining room at meals that activity assistance is responsible for providing assistance.
• Ensure the completion and accuracy of Activity Program records with daily entry in departmental charts, attendance logs, etc.
• Document and schedule beauty salon service for residents.

• Organize, store, maintain, etc., the department’s supplies, materials, and equipment.
• Maintain an active list of supplies needed for the facility beauty shop.

• Preferred to have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Prior successful work/volunteer experience, especially with geriatric/handicapped persons, is preferred.
• CNA certification.
• Knowledge and skill in serving adult populations, primarily geriatrics, is very important for successful performance in this position.
• Above‑average communication skills are needed to enable the incumbent to be effective in this position.

• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA).

Entry level

Full-time

Administrative

Hospitals and Health Care