Resthaven
Schedule: Monday and Wednesdays 10am to 6pm, every 3rd weekend
Resthaven offers you a place where you can belong, with peers who care as much as you do. Learn on the job. Work in a state-of-the art facility. Have a purpose and make an impact in people’s lives. Build a career and gain stability. No matter your role, you’ll be appreciated and welcomed here.
Position Summary Schedule, and lead quality programming for resident in an environment that promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and their individuality.
Essential Responsibilities
Complete project assignments on schedule.
Lead various group activities for residents. Some activities may involve serving food to residents with/without diet restrictions. Chart daily activity participation and attendance for all residents.
Perform and participate in one-on-one activities for individual residents based upon their functional level, including but not limited to, playing music, reading and conversation.
Assist in the preparation of a monthly calendar of activities.
Clean and maintain the activity equipment and rooms/areas.
Participate in resident outings and bus trips.
Develop and maintain a good rapport with all units involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is being achieved in developing a comprehensive plan of care specific to the individual’s personality and daily living.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Possession of a high school diploma or successful completion of GED strongly preferred.
Ability to speak clearly and loudly when leading activities and announcements.
Effective verbal communication and re-directional skills.
Must be able to work weekends and evenings when necessary.
Knowledge of the use and applications of various computer programs.
Education, Training, Experience
College course work in social work, gerontology, or human services and/or previous experience working with the elderly preferred.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, and residents.
Required Licenses, Registration, and/or Certifications
N/A
Physical Demands and work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of their job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
The employee is required to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time; handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; bend; twist, stoop; kneel or crouch; sit; talk and speak clearly to a range of audience sizes with varying abilities to hear and/or comprehend; hear; carry, push and pull.
The employee must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and push/pull/move up to 50 pounds when transporting residents to and from activities and/or loading the bus. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Why Join Resthaven?
✔ A supportive and mission-driven work culture
✔ Opportunities for growth, leadership, and development
✔ A chance to make a real impact in the lives of residents every day
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Resthaven offers you a place where you can belong, with peers who care as much as you do. Learn on the job. Work in a state-of-the art facility. Have a purpose and make an impact in people’s lives. Build a career and gain stability. No matter your role, you’ll be appreciated and welcomed here.
Position Summary Schedule, and lead quality programming for resident in an environment that promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and their individuality.
Essential Responsibilities
Complete project assignments on schedule.
Lead various group activities for residents. Some activities may involve serving food to residents with/without diet restrictions. Chart daily activity participation and attendance for all residents.
Perform and participate in one-on-one activities for individual residents based upon their functional level, including but not limited to, playing music, reading and conversation.
Assist in the preparation of a monthly calendar of activities.
Clean and maintain the activity equipment and rooms/areas.
Participate in resident outings and bus trips.
Develop and maintain a good rapport with all units involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is being achieved in developing a comprehensive plan of care specific to the individual’s personality and daily living.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Possession of a high school diploma or successful completion of GED strongly preferred.
Ability to speak clearly and loudly when leading activities and announcements.
Effective verbal communication and re-directional skills.
Must be able to work weekends and evenings when necessary.
Knowledge of the use and applications of various computer programs.
Education, Training, Experience
College course work in social work, gerontology, or human services and/or previous experience working with the elderly preferred.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, and residents.
Required Licenses, Registration, and/or Certifications
N/A
Physical Demands and work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of their job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
The employee is required to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time; handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; bend; twist, stoop; kneel or crouch; sit; talk and speak clearly to a range of audience sizes with varying abilities to hear and/or comprehend; hear; carry, push and pull.
The employee must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and push/pull/move up to 50 pounds when transporting residents to and from activities and/or loading the bus. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Why Join Resthaven?
✔ A supportive and mission-driven work culture
✔ Opportunities for growth, leadership, and development
✔ A chance to make a real impact in the lives of residents every day
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