Meeting/Event Assistant jobs in Manchester, NH

Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehab Center -

Activities Assistant

Committed to promoting wellness, healing, and independence for all lives we touch.

At Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehab Center, our energized and engaged TEAM of professional and compassionate caregivers enhances the lives of each customer we care for.

Are you looking for a new opportunity to join a high performing team? We are currently seeking a talented and dedicated Activities Assistant to join our caring team.

You must bring with you the desire to be a team member focused on providing personalized care, innovative suggestions, and participation on an interdisciplinary care team for our patients and residents.

This position provides several benefits including overtime opportunities, referral bonuses , and employee recognition programs .

Additional compensation includes :

• Health, dental and vision insurance for you and your family
• Vacation, sick and paid holiday
• Retirement investment planning
• Additional value option choices including short term disability, accident insurance, and critical illness
• Individualized and compassionate onboarding and orientation process
• Awards and Recognition programs
• Open, timely and effective employee communication
• An individualized approach and support to career development
• Voluntary benefits including Life, Accident, Disability and Pet insurance

About us : Recently under new ownership and offering new, higher wages, we are resident-centered and quality-focused! Our workplace culture is all about uplifting people.

We are committed to creating a nurturing, family-like atmosphere where staff develop meaningful relationships with residents and where exceptional patient outcomes are the standard.

Summary of the Activities Assistant

To assist the Activities Director in the planning, organizing and directing of a program of activities, which provides opportunity for entertainment, exercise, relaxation, and expression and fulfills basic psychological, social and spiritual needs to all residents of the facility.

Assist the physically, emotionally, and cognitively impaired individual and their families in the exploration of appropriate avocation / leisure pursuits.

Responsibilities of the Activities Assistant

• Assist in the development, organization, and implementation of a program of activities to meet the social, emotional, physical and other therapeutic needs of residents as identified on the resident’s plan of care and within the specified budget.
• Assist in the initiation and promotion of activities both within the facility and outside the facility, as weather permits, ensuring the safety and well being of each resident at all times.
• Coordinate and verify that assistance is provided to residents for activities and events as necessary.
• Provide in room activities for residents who are unable to attend daily events.
• Assist in the creation of an ongoing calendar of activities that creatively meets multiple needs and is accessible and appealing to both men and women of all ages and abilities.
• Consistently maintain standards for activity scheduling and documentation established by policies and regulatory requirements.
• Solicit the involvement of the community (clubs, groups, organizations, agencies, churches, individuals, etc.) when planning facility activities and events.
• Assist in the planning, organizing and directing of the Activity Department fund raising events.
• Maintain detailed records of activity programs and participation of individual residents, identifying progress toward established care plan goals.
• Participate in resident care planning by identifying the activity needs of residents in accordance with the medical assessment.
• Develop and distribute a monthly calendar of events. Provide a copy of the calendar in each resident’s room, and at least one large calendar prominently displayed in the facility.
• Maintain a pictorial scrapbook of activities and events sponsored by the facility during the year.
• Develop and maintain an active volunteer program through marketing, development, support, and organization. Encourage participation by residents, family members, staff, visitors, community groups and individuals.

Assign and train volunteers and maintain documentation of volunteer hours. Reward volunteers for service annually and at other special events.

• Train groups of volunteers and students in techniques of recreational therapy.
• Prepare progress notes for medical staff reflecting residents’ reactions and evidence of progress or regression.
• Maintain all activity related records required by regulations and Medical Records activity assessments, progress notes, and discharge summary.

Requirements of the Activities Assistant

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent related work experience.
• Six (6) months to one (1) year experience or related experience performing activity related duties.
• Knowledge of the aging process and various resident activities.
• Ability to assume leadership role in the Activity Department in the absence of the Activity Director.
• Effective verbal and written English communication skills.
• Excellent creative and communication skills.
• Skill at working with individuals who have cognitive, physical or sensory disabilities.
• Practical knowledge of how an Activity Department functions in a nursing facility.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with high level of energy and enthusiasm.
• Experience in working with volunteers and ability to organize and develop volunteer program.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment in support of company objectives.
• Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.
• Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures.
• Approachable, flexible and adaptable to change.

Last updated : 2024-04-05