Activities Assistant

Come join our awesome team as an Activities Assistant at The Homestead at Rochester!

The Homestead at Rochester is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Activities Assistant Job Highlights:

• Top benefit packages
• Growth and advancement opportunities
• Flexible schedules
• Pay in lieu of benefits options
• Career scholarships
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Employee discount program

About the job:

The Activities Assistant coordinates and participates in our resident’s activities. The role is vital to the overall spirit and zest to our community. Be an impactful figure in the daily lives of Seniors and make a difference!

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm, occasional weekends

Compensation: $14.60-$17.45 with pay in-lieu of benefits option

Essentials:

• Coordinate social, recreational, purposeful and spiritual activities to residents
• Assist with planning and scheduling trips and outside activities
• On call with occasional weekends

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to read, understand and follow written and oral instructions; to prepare written reports and documentation.
• Ability to work with residents of varying levels of responsiveness.
• Motor coordination and manual dexterity required in working with craft projects and other resident activities.
• Able and willing to work flexible hours, such as during evenings and weekends for planned activities events.
• Ability to utilize computers and other electronic devices for tasks such as timekeeping, in-servicing and documentation.

Preferred Skills:

• High school graduate or equivalent education is preferred. Preference given to persons who have completed courses in therapeutic recreation.
• Minimum one year experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

About The Homestead at Rochester:

Just outside of Minnesota’s capital, The Homestead at Rochester offers life in one of the most commonly rated "Best Cities'' in the Midwest. Our center offers the very best care, provided by the very best staff who care for the residents as well as the familial workplace culture. We want our staff to love their work while maintaining a work-life balance, so offering employees paid-time off benefits is a part of our comprehensive benefits package. Join our diverse, involved, and compassionate team and see how we earned our Great Place to Work certification for 4 years running.

Our 2022 Great Place to Work survey results found that 87% of employees said their work has a special meaning: this is not “just a job”.

Take pride in helping others, and join us today!

Volunteers of America National Services requires COVID vaccination for all employees, volunteers and contractors. We care for individuals who are most susceptible to advanced COVID illness and death. We are committed to providing the safest environment possible for those we work alongside, and for those we serve. We have a formal process for, and do consider religious and/or medical requests for exceptions.

At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.60 - $17.45 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $17