AL - Activity Assistant

Job Details

Job Location:

1200 E PARTRIDGE RD - METAMORA, IL 61548

Salary Range: $15.50 - $23.00 Hourly

Position Title:

Assisted Living Activity Assistant

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Reports To:

Assisted Living Lifestyle Director

The Activity Assistant carries out programming of activities geared to the interest, abilities and needs of the residents of Snyder Village as directed by the Activity Director.

As scheduled by the Activity Director and will include every other weekend and every other holiday per year.

• Prepare for and implement daily activities-group and/or individual.
• Keep daily attendance and participation of residents at planned and individual activities.
• Seek out and introduce new activities.
• Assess the resident’s behavior during activities and adapt accordingly.
• Maintain a positive enthusiastic demeanor during activities.
• Encourage and invite all residents to daily and/or preferred activities as stated in their plan of care.
• Be attentive to all residents needs during activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Is involved with personnel, residents, families and other visitors under all conditions and circumstances.
• Is subject to anxious and emotionally upset residents and families.
• May work beyond normal working hours, on weekends, temporarily in staff emergencies and to ensure proper care for all residents.

• Must be able to read, write, and follow oral and written directions
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to be flexible
• Ability to identify residents’ activity interest.
• Excellent customer service and people skills, demonstrate compassion, patience and understanding with a willingness to do whatever it takes to provide the highest level of service
• Ability to change program or response to resident as indicated.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to deal with interruptions, distractions, and outbursts appropriately.
• Willingness to acquire knowledge about Alzheimer’s and other areas of elder care.
• Maintain confidentiality of information and conversations
• Ability to perform all physical aspects of the job
• Able to maintain good working relationships with other personnel
• No certification required
• Must subscribe to and uphold Snyder Village Mission and Values.

It is Snyder Village's policy to provide its staff members with additional benefits. These benefits include paid time off, and affordable insurance, as well as many others.

Health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance are available to all full-time employees. Insurances will begin on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.

There are 2 options for medical insurance, a PPO, and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). The PPO offers a $1500 deductible with a max out-of-pocket of $4500. All preventative care services are covered at 100% by insurance. All generic prescriptions are a $10 copay. Most Carle providers would be in-network.

The HDHP plan offers $3,800 deductible with a max out-of-pocket of $6,100. All preventative care services are covered at 100% by insurance. Most Carle providers would be in-network. This plan also works with our Health Savings account.

Snyder Village offers a health savings account through EPIC! If a staff member is contributing to the H.S.A. Snyder Village (SV) will also contribute to their balance. SV offers $0.50 for every $1 a staff member contributes up to $1300 per year.

Dental coverage is through the Guardian network. Offering a deductible of $50 for in-network services and 100% covered preventative care services.

VSP coverage is through Guardian but with the VSP network. Exams are a $10 copay with any in-network provider. Exams are covered once every 12 months, lenses once every 12 months, and frames are covered once every 24 months.

Any staff member who enrolls in medical coverage will receive $10000 in…