Recreation Aide
: Job Details :

Signature Senior Living -

Qualifications:

· Proven experience as a recreation aide

· Ability to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following all community procedures and guidelines and having the ability to follow through on assigned tasks, and demonstrates initiative

· Resident -oriented and friendly

· Prioritization and time management skills

· Working quickly without compromising quality

· Knowledge of English language

· Weekend employment required

· Desire to work with seniors that may suffer from dementia and/or mental illness

· Ability to handle multiple priorities

· Ability to perform tasks with frequent interruptions

Responsibilities:

· The primary role of the Recreation Aide is to assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual programs

· Interview residents to obtain activity information

· Involve the resident in planning recreation programs when possible

· Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary

· Assist in scheduling movies, planning parties, and providing games/activities for residents

· Encourage residents to participate in hobbies and crafts

· Provide materials as necessary

· Supervise recreation activities as necessary

· Befriend residents to encourage resident self-esteem by visiting and conversing with residents on a regular basis

· Make routine visits to residents and perform assistance with crafts, projects, etc., as necessary

· Encourage residents to develop their educational development through reading

· Conduct individual, and/or group, re-motivation and reality orientation sessions to promote the worth, self-esteem and reality level of the residents

· Oversee the residents engaged in scheduled activities to promote the physical, social, and mental well-being of residents by applying experience in recreation and knowledge of diagnoses and conditions of residents

We are looking for an ambitious, and professional server to join our passionate team at Signature Senior Living located in Brooklyn, NY 11230.

This a great opportunity to grow, and develop productive skills.