Activities Assistant

Ivy Gables Senior Living is a 65+ retirement community with French Country aesthetic and a commitment to professional growth.

Role: Lifestyle Enrichment Professional

Summary: Assists Director to create, plan and implement a vital program of recreation that stimulates residents cognitively, culturally, creatively, psychologically, spiritually, and physically; and promotes individual and group pleasure and social interaction.

Requires working every Sunday and rotating holiday schedule.

• Post calendar in place known by all residents by the 1st of each month.
• Distribute a monthly calendar of upcoming events to each resident.
• Set up room prior to activity or program by assembling all materials and equipment needed.
• Have a full understanding of the planned activities, reading all directions carefully.
• Facilitate daily activities as planned on the Activities calendar.
• Invite and remind residents of upcoming activities throughout the day.
• Encourage and/or assist residents to become involved in activities inside and/or outside the residence.
• Coordinate the activities program with the schedule of other resident services and other departments.
• Adapt recreation programs to consider the age, sex, physical and mental capabilities, interests and the cultural and social background of the residents.
• Document resident participation in activities and reason for not participating.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Experience working with senior citizens.
• High School education or GED.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Part-time
• Job function:
  Administrative
• Industry: Hospitals and Health Care

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.