Activity Aide
Activity Aide
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07-04-2025
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Job Description
Fulltime
Description
Primary Role: Coordinate and implement activities which provide opportunities for socialization education exercise relaxation and selfexpression aimed at fulfilling basic psychological social and spiritual needs of participants. The Activities Coordinator will assist the physically emotionally and cognitivelyimpaired individual as well as caregivers to explore appropriate recreation and leisure pursuits in accordance with best practices and funding requirements. Provides case management services to physical and/or medically disabled adults and elderly participants enrolled in the ADHC or SC program. Implements and monitors services listed on the care plan.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Individualized Support
- Conduct needs assessments to ascertain physical cognitive and emotional abilities.
- Participants in Interdisciplinary Team Staffing and develops Individualized Support Plans
- Maximizes the social functioning of each assigned participant by providing individualized services that meet each participants needs.
- Regularly provides reality orientation to assigned participants or as needed
- Coordinates small groups for all participants
- Responsible for ensuring small group calendar is completed
- Coordinate outside the facility ensuring the safety and wellbeing of each participant at all times.
- Ensures individualized support plans are being implemented and ensures progress
- Forge lasting relationships within community (clubs groups organizations agencies churches individuals etc.
Documentation
- Documents delivery of services in form of progress notes at least once a month for the assigned participant in the data management system
- Obtains written consent from assigned participants as needed.
- Ensures Individualized Support Plans are documented daily.
- Maintain confidentiality of participant and facility records/information at all times
Administrative
- Responsible for accurate complete and timely collection and submission of participant information for inclusion in CMS/AIS and/or other information systems as required
- Develop and maintain an active volunteer program through outreach development support and organization in accordance with Clover policies. Encourage participation by family members staff visitors and community groups and individuals.
- Secure all required volunteer documentation prior to placement. Assign and train volunteers and maintain documentation of volunteer hours. Acknowledge the contributions of volunteers for their service at special events.
- Maintain a pictorial sbook of activities and events for each year.
- Ensure engagement for participants and families
- Assist with calendar for residential engagement at Columbia Park Senior Living.
Requirements
Essential Skills and Abilities:
- Strong interpersonal skills including ability to work well with others and communicate effectively with participants and staff.
- Computer literate using MS Word Excel Power Point and Outlook and able to learn other software as needed.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills including ability to meet deadlines and able to work independently.
- Applies a thorough knowledge of grammar and spelling and strong proofreading/editing skills.
- Possesses efficient and accurate typing data entry filing math and office skills.
- Able to obtain and maintain First Aid/Infant Child and Adult CPR certification.
- Respects the integrity of each program participant and maintains their right to privacy and confidentiality; maintains confidentiality with respect to personnel and proprietary agency information.
- Able to meet deadlines well organized and able to work under pressure of multiple deadlines; demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
- Acts as a role model within and outside of the agency.
- Adheres to agency policies and procedures.
- Possesses a demonstrated understanding of the dynamics of poverty oppression sexism racism and other forms of societal and individual prejudice that confront our staff volunteers program participants and community atlarge. Possesses a proven ability to work effectively and respectfully with a broad range of people from diverse cultural ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Demonstrates a philosophy and value base consistent with the purpose and goals of Kingsley House advocating a strengths and empowerment perspective and working towards increasing the capacities of program participants and their families.
- Possesses the ability to work holistically as part of a team with staff program participants and their families volunteers and the community atlarge towards successful outcomes for program participants.
Educational Requirement and Experience:
- Must have a High School Diploma or GED
- Two years experience working directly in the human service field.
- Proficient in Excel Word and Power Point and able to learn Accessbased client management systems.
Job Requirements:
- Must be able to operate a variety of equipment such as computer printer fax machine copier calculator telephone audiovisual equipment etc.
- Must be able to sit stand walk reach bend and lift up to 10 pounds.
- Must be able to communicate in Standard English both orally and in writing.
- Must be able to give and receive information electronically.
- Must be able to communicate successfully and pleasantly with school and central office personnel students and families.
- Must be able to work cooperatively with others.
- Must be able to respond positively to supervision and accept suggestions for improvement.
- Must be able to understand and interpret written and verbal instructions.
- Must keep accurate and up to date records.
- Must comply with state and district regulations policies and procedures.
- Must have reliable transportation.
Salary Description
$16.27$19.00/hour
Employment Type
Full-Time
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