Life Enrichment Assistant (Activities) Long Term Care chez Heartwood

Description

Are you creative? Do you like bringing a smile to others and enjoy being around older adults? Heartwood is looking for a fun and energetic person to make a difference in the lives of our residents by providing stimulating programs and fun social activities such as crafts, games, art, and entertainment in either a group setting or individually at our beautiful new Care Center as a Life Enrichment/Activity Assistant.

Casual, union position. Work shifts that fit with your schedule. Minimum of three shifts per month with one shift being a weekend shift.

Pay: $17.95 - $21.41 depending on experience. 

Benefits: Retirement plan, sick and safe time, employee assistance program, pet insurance, tuition reimbursement and more.

Responsibilities:

1. Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the activity programs at Heartwood.

2. Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that activities and resident progress are noted and charted.

3. Assist residents with activities of their choice, group, individual or one on one. Provide for resident leisure life activities. Take residents outdoors, or out in the facility community. Organizes and transports residents, assuring their safety, and supervises residents during activities both inside and outside of Heartwood. 

4. Maintains knowledge of resident’s condition at all times and recognizes and interprets symptoms, reports resident’s condition and assists with or initiates process to care for residents.

5. Perform miscellaneous tasks as needed for residents such as shopping, running errands, assisting with correspondence, reading/writing letters etc. Provide one on one interaction with residents based on preferences.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or related. 

• Valid MN Driver’s license and pass DOT physical within 60 days of hire. 

• Valid Registered Nursing Assistant certification or NA/R or willing to obtain within 6 months of hire. 

• Able and willing to work flexible hours such as during evenings and weekends for planned programs.

• Ability to adapt resources to meet the needs of the situation. 

• Ability to handle confidential information discreetly and appropriately. 

• Demonstrated enthusiasm, initiative and good rapport with residents, staff, families and volunteers.

• Demonstrated compatibility with Heartwood’s mission and operating philosophies. 

• Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.

Equal Opportunity Employer