Activity Assistant

Company Description

Today is a new day. At Asbury we’re filling it with more laughter, more possibilities, more ways to give back, all backed by support for whatever life brings your way. We are an organization with a mindset to help others, a place where seniors continue to teach, learn, and grow, a certified Great Place to Work where you can build a purposeful career. Let’s do all the good we can in this world – together.

Asbury Springhill, a part of Asbury Communities, Inc., the 15th-largest, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community system in the Unites States as ranked by LeadingAge Ziegler. Springhill is proud to hold EAGLE accreditation from the United Methodist Association of Health & Welfare Ministries.

Schedule & Pay

• Part-Time position
• Hours: Saturday and Sunday9:00am-4:00pm;2 nights a week 4:00-8:00pm (flexible weekdays)
• Pay: $14.50/hour
  
  

, Job Description

• Ensures that each resident has opportunities to be engaged in programming that meets their needs and embraces all components of wellness: physical, spiritual, vocational, emotional, social and intellectual.
• Promotes the highest level of functionality and independence that residents can achieve and maintain. Works with the interdisciplinary team in skilled nursing and assisted living to determine what these levels are and how to best approach these goals.
• Assists in the development, implementation and coordination of a calendar of activities in accordance with the needs, interests and capabilities of residents as determined by discussion with residents and team members.
• Creates and establishes positive relationships with entertainers, churches and community groups in order to provide education and promote public relationships.
• Directs individualized therapy programs for residents in goal planning and support/care plan meetings to set standards for resident participation and evaluate progress.
• Uses current techniques in validation, re-motivation, reality orientation and Montessori approaches as dictated by client situation and safety.
  
  

, Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalency, required.
• Bachelors in Therapeutic Recreation, BS or BA, preferred.
• Minimum one (1) year of Therapeutic Recreation or equivalent experience preferred (through volunteer work, internship, or paid experience); experience with geriatric residents in a long term care setting preferred.
  
  

Additional Information

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.