Activities Leader Part Time
Company: Kokomo Healthcare Center
Location: Kokomo
Posted on: March 13, 2023
Job Description:
Kokomo Healthcare Center - Kokomo Healthcare Center, a member of
the CommuniCare Family of Companies is currently recruiting for
Part Time Activities Leaders to join our team.Day Shift and Weekend
Availability Now Offering Daily Pay! Work today, get paid
tomorrow!Fun, energetic people please apply!Kokomo is proud of our
recreational staff. Our trained personnel encourage our residents'
socialization and community involvement. Come join our team and
help us turn the challenges of aging, rehabilitation, and recovery
into positive experiences!The successful candidate for the
activities position will be energetic, passionate, and creative.
This job will have you working directly with our residents, so you
must be gentle, responsible, and hard working. Must be comfortable
with confused people and willing to look for fulfillment in little
ways.PURPOSE/BELIEF STATEMENTThe position of Activities Leader
provides individualized activity care and services for
residents.BenefitsAs a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy
competitive wages and PTO plans. We offer full time employees a
menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical,
dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers. We also
offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending
Accounts.QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS & ABILITIES
- High school diploma or GED
- Prior work/life experiences, preferably in a healthcare
setting.
- Prior experience preferably with related software
applications.
- Must have the ability to make independent decisions when
circumstances warrant such action.
- Must be able to deal tactfully with team members, other staff,
residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the
general public
- Must be able to plan, organize, and conduct a variety of
activities
- Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be
willing to incorporate them into existing activities
practices.
- Basic computer literacy and skills.
- Must possess an active state driver's license.JOB DUTIES &
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads a variety of activities: one-to-one and group activities
on/off assigned unit(s), outside and/or in the community (outings)
for a diversified population as assigned.
- Provides supplies and equipment for residents to participate in
individual activities as assigned.
- Assists with the planning, developing, coordinating, and
evaluating of diversified, resident-centered activities as
requested.
- Assists in planning and scheduling holiday and special events,
religious services, outings, community involvement.
- Assists with decorating for holidays, special events as
assigned.
- Escorts residents to and from activities as needed.
- Provide one-on-one time with residents to follow-up on
behavioral episodes; interventions.
- Attend community outings with residents.
- May arrange for specialized services (i.e., library, talking
book) as assigned.
- Assists with posting activity schedules, posters,
announcements, and keeping bulletin boards up to date.
- Communicates and coordinates all plans for assigned activities
with activity coordinator/activity director and other departments
(schedules, food, room arrangements, escort assistance, and
transportation).
- Involves residents in planning, developing, and evaluating the
activities program.
- Assists in overseeing resident participation in their
individualized activity program as assigned.
- Advocates for residents regarding their needs, interests,
preferences, and rights.
- May participate in resident council meetings.
- May participate in family council meetings.
- May participate in resident/family community support
groups.
- May contact families/significant others for resident/family
activities as assigned.
- May involve families in planning family activities as
assigned.
- Maintain up-to-date activity documentation on individual
residents.
- May assist in monitoring programming in the center, outside,
and in the community.
- May assist residents with ADL needs, i.e. transfer, toileting,
feeding, etc.
- Supervises assigned volunteers.
- May participate in fundraising events.
- Promotes positive relationships with individuals, businesses,
and organizations in the community through outings and activities
provided by volunteers.
- May perform clerical needs of the department, as well as other
job related tasks.
- Attend and participate in scheduled training, education
classes, and orientation programs to maintain and enhance quality
of care.
- Perform other related activities as assigned or requested.
- Maintain and work within established departmental, center, and
home office policies and procedures, objectives, quality
improvement program, and safety, environmental, and infection
control standards.About UsA family-owned company, we have grown to
become one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care,
which includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term
care centers, assisted living communities, independent
rehabilitation centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH).
Since 1984, we have provided superior, comprehensive management
services for the development and management of adult living
communities. We have a single job description at CommuniCare, "to
reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others." Through
this effort we create "Caring Communities" where staff, residents,
clients and family members care for and about one another.
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