Recreational Therapy Aide- Full Time

Recreational Therapy Aide

Schedule:

Full time, 10:30am to 7pm, rotating weekends

Resthaven offers you a place where you can belong, with peers who care as much as you do. Learn on the job. Work in a state-of-the art facility. Have a purpose and make an impact in people's lives. Build a career and gain stability. No matter your role, you'll be appreciated and welcomed here.

Position Summary: Lead quality programming for residents in an environment that promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and their individuality.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Facilitate a variety of group programming to engage with residents and meet the different domains of health such as physical, cognitive, emotional, social and spiritual. Programs may include: cardio drumming, flower arranging, seated yoga, painting and more!
• Chart daily activity participation and attendance for all residents.
• Initiate one-on-one activities for individual residents based upon their functional level, including but not limited to, pampering, playing music, reading and conversation.
• Clean and maintain the activity equipment and rooms/areas.
• Assist and direct volunteer support.
• Complete project assignments on schedule.
• Participate in resident outings and bus trips.
• Develop and maintain a good rapport with all units involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is being achieved in developing a comprehensive plan of care specific to the individual's personality and daily living.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• In progress or completion of HS Diploma or GED.
• Ability to speak clearly and loudly when leading activities and announcements.
• Effective verbal communication and re-directional skills.
• Flexible schedule withy ability to work weekends and holidays.
• Knowledge of the use and applications of various computer programs.

Education, Training & Experience:

• College course work in social work, gerontology, or human services and/or previous experience working with the elderly preferred.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, and residents.

Nonessential Responsibilities:

• Ensure customer/client satisfaction.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

• The employee is required to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time; handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; bend; twist, stoop; kneel or crouch; sit; talk and speak clearly to a range of audience sizes with varying abilities to hear and/or comprehend; hear; carry, push and pull.
• The employee must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and push/pull/move up to 50 pounds when transporting residents to and from activities and/or loading the bus. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of their job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Resthaven's Mission Statement: To glorify God by providing a continuum of quality care and services that demonstrates the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.