Part Time Activities Assistant

Part Time Activities Assistant

Direct Service Associate II

Hiring Range:
Based on Experience up to $16/hr

Pay Band: 3

Agency:
Dept of Veterans Services

Location:

Sitter-Barfoot Veterans Care

Job Duties:

Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center; named for two Medal of Honor recipients – Colonel Van Barfoot and Colonel Carl Sitter – provides the gold standard in quality care for Virginia's Veterans. This single-level facility features 200 single-occupancy rooms across four nursing units. Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center is seeking an Activities Assistant for afternoons and evenings. This position does also require every other weekend.

Qualified candidates will help carry out the objective of the facility as part of total resident care and ensuring the protection of residents during these activities. The Activities Assistant is responsible for assisting the Activities Director and Activities Coordinator in providing approved therapeutic recreation programs for our veteran residents, including Alzheimer/dementia residents.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience providing activities programming preferably in a long term care or adult geriatric setting.

• Must possess the physical ability to turn, bend and lift without restrictions.

• Ability to read, write and communicate ideas.

Additional Considerations:

• Experience working in a long-term care or adult geriatric setting.

Special Instructions:

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position. Application must be complete to be considered. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disability Act. Contact Human Resources for assistance.

SBVCC is an equal opportunity employer, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and individuals with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TT Only online applications will be accepted. Successful completion of a Background Criminal History Check (including FBI-based fingerprint check), reference and employment verifications, and Pre-Employment Drug Test are required. TB Skin Testing will be completed upon hire. SBVCC is a healthcare organization and must comply with the federal CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care staff Vaccination Regulation;

requiring all employees to be vaccinated or receive an exemption as a condition of employment. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new hires will be asked to disclose their vaccination status and present proof of vaccination during the pre-employment process. New hires who are not vaccinated for any reason or choose not to disclose their vaccination status, will need to request a medical or religious accommodation.

New hires who obtain an exemption from the vaccine mandate for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs will be subject to testing requirements *

Contact Information:

Name:
Human Resources

Email: sbvcchrginia.gov