Weekend Activities Assistant in Memory Care​/Daisy Hill

Part-time in Memory Care Community

Every weekend

Reports to:

Activities Director & Clinical Director

Primary Focus:
To provide appropriate and meaningful activities to the residents in The Meadows Memory Care. These activities will be both group and individualized.

Qualifications/Skills Necessary:
Dementia care experience is preferred, but not required. Communication skills to personalize approach and participation in activity is required. Ability to organize, identify and execute tasks on a routine basis. Maintaining a positive attitude in all interactions with staff, family members and residents. Mindset of all activities should be adult like in nature for resident participation and approach.

Duties include:

• Planning for supply and activities to be carried out on a regular basis during hours worked.
• Communication with team members for logistics surrounding the schedule for the day, as necessary.
• Engaging with residents in combination of group centered activities as well as individualized programming between scheduled tasks.
• Assisting with unit flow, including meal service and mealtime conversation.
• Providing general tours to interested family members, if scheduled during work hours and between activities.
• Executing activity structure that promotes aspects of exercise (walking, chair exercise), spiritual engagement (light devotional or daily motivational reading), Sensory (snack, textiles, etc.), art (painting, pencils etc).
• Other duties as assigned.

Reports to Clinical Director