Activities Assistant

Why Join Us?

Find purpose in your career! Asbury Place Maryville is a continuing care retirement community providing independent living options such as townhomes, cottages and spacious apartments, as well as assisted living, skilled nursing, memory support and rehab services. As part of Asbury Communities, Inc., a not-for-profit aging services organization, we are completely focused on doing all the good we can for those we serve. When you join our team, you'll enjoy the personal fulfillment that comes from making a difference in someone's life every day. Asbury is honored to have consistently earned certification as a Great Place to Work based on associate feedback to questions related to trust, culture, and the meaning they derive from their jobs.

Ensuring that we provide a safe and healthy environment for those who work and live at our communities is our highest priority. We are proud of the incredible work being done by our associates and grateful for the support we are receiving from our many residents and family members as we work through this pandemic together. We continue to aggressively work to minimize the risks of the COVID-19 virus for residents and associates in our communities.

About this Position:

• 32 hours per week: Monday - Friday 6-6.5 hrs each day (some flexibility available)
• Eligible for benefits
• May need to assist with driving duties on occasion
• Looking for engaging and creative individuals

Responsibilities include:

• Develops and maintains a good rapport with all departments.
• Schedules movies, plans parties and provides games/activities for residents. Completion of monthly calendar in Publisher. (Flexibility required due to patient's conditions).
• Provides on going activities (group and self-directed) throughout scheduled workday.
• Oversees residents engaged in scheduled activities to promote the physical, social, vocational, emotional and intellectual aspects of residents by applying experience in activities and knowledge of diagnoses and conditions of residents.
• Makes routine visits with residents and provides assistance with crafts programs, projects, etc., as necessary.
• Encourages residents to participate in appropriate level self-directed activities geared toward those with a dementia diagnosis (which require patience and a willingness to learn and help develop memory-focused activities to benefit our residents’ quality of life and enjoyment.)
• Conducts individual and/or group re-motivation and reality orientation sessions to promote the self-worth, self-esteem and reality level of residents.
• Provides written and/or oral reports of programs and activities as requested.
• Participates in regularly scheduled reviews of resident charts.
• Assists in standardizing the methods in which activity programs are performed.

Requirements:

• High School or higher education.
• 1 year of therapeutic recreation or similar experience preferred, experience with geriatric population preferred.
• Driver's License.

We are committed to supporting associates by providing a comprehensive benefit package as well as opportunities for professional growth and development throughout our multi-site, multi-state system of communities.

For more information about Asbury, please visit our website at www.asbury.org.

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.

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