Job Description
A GREAT CAREER starts with a GREAT COMPANY!
Apply to join our team of servant leaders today!
THE DIFFERENCE IS OUR PEOPLE. Our associates answer a calling to serve seniors and their families every day. We believe in continually investing in these servant hearts; we envision them to be our future servant-centered leaders.
We’ve achieved GREAT PLACE TO WORK status NINE YEARS IN A ROW.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT. We reward our associates’ outstanding work and assist with career development to help fulfill their dreams!
Faith Driven and Mission-Centered. Our mission “To Welcome, To Care, To Serve” derives from four primary points of view (Purpose, Passion, Platform, and Potential) which inspire our associates to recognize and celebrate one another’s God-given gifts through service.
PICTURE YOURSELF …
Watercrest Spanish Springs is looking for a creative and engaging Assisted Living Activities Assistant to join their team! The perfect fit for our team would be an enthusiastic team player who thrives off promoting resident movement, interaction, and wellbeing through participating and planning daily activities and outings!
Let your gifts and talents shine as you implement Watercrest's signature programming, Live Exhilarated, a "framework that goes beyond the traditional to deliver the extraordinary"
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Attends outings with the residents
Participates in celebrating resident events accomplishments: birthdays, anniversaries, etc.
Participates and helps to engage residents in a variety of activities and programs such as: intellectual, cognitive, physical, spiritual, social, recreational, creative, reminiscence, life work, life experiences, cultural, outdoor / nature, inter-generational, male or female oriented, and educational
Assist with the development of the Community Program calendar and newsletter
Recommends and helps in ordering supplies that are needed for programs
Assist with developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the Community Program department
Ensures the proper use of equipment and supplies are up to par with cleaning and safety standards
Attend and participate in educational classes, on-the-job training programs, and orientation as scheduled or requested
Respond in a timely manner to requests of residents, families and guests
Must in company uniform and resident ready at all times.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Able to communicate effectively with all levels of management, team members, residents, family members, vendors, referral sources and outside contacts
Able to make independent decisions
Must be able to communicate in a warm, friendly and caring manner
Must possess a passion to work with and around senior citizens
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
High School Graduate or equivalent
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Experience in senior living preferred
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The following physical demands are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position:
Able to stand or walk 75% of the day
Able to drive
Able to concentrate with frequent interruptions
Able to work under stress and in emergency situations
Able to work under conditions that require sitting, standing, walking, reaching, pulling, pushing, and grasping
Able to talk and hear effectively in order to convey instructions and information to residents and team members
Occasionally lift/carry up to 50 pounds
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE / PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
Work in all areas of the community
Subject to reactions from dust, disinfectants and cleaning chemicals and may be exposed to infectious waste, diseases and other conditions
Use personal protective equipment and supplies when needed to prevent burns, falls, and infection
Personal protective equipment includes infection control kit, rubber gloves and non-slip shoes
Subject to infectious diseases, substances and odors
Follow Safety Policy & Procedures
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