Recreation Assistant Aide

Job Details:

Job Location:

New Hartford, NY 13413, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $18.00 - $18.00 Hourly, Job Shift: Day, Position:
Recreation Assistant Aide

Responsible To:
Activity and Behavior Specialist/Recreation Assistant

Shift: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm

• Work Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm. Working with elderly, medically complex and frail individuals with intellectual disabilities
• Delivery of person-centered groups and focus on individualized interests (physical, educational, cultural, life skills, hobbies, leisure activities, etc)
• Motivate and encourage participation through choice and interaction and engagement.
• Participate in individual program planning for each resident. Identify residents’ interests, hobbies, and valued inter-personal relationships and provide the necessary supplies for implementation of programs to support or expand those interests and hobbies.
• Promote cooperation between houses and encourage joint activity efforts.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee and resident related information in accordance with HIPPA/Hi-Tech requirements.
• Perform duties according to the highest ethical and moral standards and in adherence with the facility’s applicable governing laws.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned by Program Director, Assistant Program Director, or designee.

• High-school diploma or equivalent required
• Current driver's license Approved Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) review and ability to drive agency vehicles.
• Must pass a criminal background check and drug test.