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Activities Assistant at LORIEN COLUMBIA in Columbia, Maryland

Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time





Job Description:

Activity Assistants are enthusiastic, creative, resourceful and always positive. This position requires an individual to follow a calendar of activities created for residents of varying degrees of physical or mental abilities each day which include: games, performers, themed parties, crafts, discussion groups, and a wide variety of other activities.

Activity Assistants will gather residents from their rooms or other dining rooms and lead the activities in a group setting - assisting residents who need help and providing encouragement. Must be able to act independently or as part of a 2-3 person team. Be able to create activities on the fly, if necessary, and always maintain a positive and compassionate demeanor.

Assistants will also visit bedbound residents and conduct one on one activities such as reading, discussions, crafts, games, music or other interventions appropriate to the Resident's ability and cognition.

Assistants must be able to transport residents to and from activities in their wheelchairs, move around tables and chairs to make spaces more appropriate for activities, tidy and organize dining rooms and supplies and be capable of working on their feet for long periods of time. Daily documentation of all activities on a computer or kiosks is also a requirement of this position.





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