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Avon Health Center

RECREATION ASSISTANT - FULL TIME

Avon Health Center, Avon, Connecticut, us, 06001

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About Us: Avon Health Center, family owned since 1974, provides a range of services, including skilled nursing care, post-acute medical and rehabilitation care, hospice and respite care. We are a 120 bed facility, 90 of which are Long Term and 30 Short Term.

Our Facility has an excellent reputation in the community and we are looking for a caring person to provide leadership and drive the quality care we are known for to our residents.

We are looking for a

full time Recreation Assistant

who is dynamic, energetic, outgoing, friendly, enthusiastic, professional and courteous. Must enjoy working with people, especially elderly.

The Recreation Assistant is responsible for planning, organizing and implementing activity groups and individual programming for residents of all functioning levels. Additional responsibilities include transportation of residents to activities within the facility/on facility grounds and facilitating visits (indoor, outdoor, virtual, phone calls) between residents and their family and friends.

$17.00 per hour plus $.75 weekend differential

32-40 hours per week includes two evenings and Saturday

Ability to work independently or as part of a team

Compassion and desire to work with the elderly

Good organizational skills

Energetic and creative personality!

Must be able to push/pull wheelchairs, etc.

Avon Health Center is just 15-20 minutes from Hartford

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