Activities Assistant

Integrated Real Estate Group

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Watermere at Firewheel

Watermere at Firewheel is a resort-style independent living community in the heart of Garland, Texas.

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Activities Assistant, Full Time

The Activities Assistant is responsible for assisting with planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual programs in accordance with residents’ care plans, current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, and ISL established policies and procedures.

Job duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the activity programs of the community in accordance with state guidelines and regulations and according to the needs of the residents. Involve residents and families in planning activity programs when possible and coordinates activities with other departments as necessary.
• Observes resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that activities and resident progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior. Assists in developing care plan for each resident’s activity program that identifies the problems/needs of the resident and the goals to be accomplished for each problem/need identified. Follows the care plan in providing daily activities for the resident.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the community and the services and needs of the resident and family. Assists in developing volunteer activity assignments
• Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service.
• Refer resident/families to appropriate social service personnel as needed, in the event that the community cannot provide needed services for resident.
• Encourage residents to participate in hobbies and crafts. Provide materials as necessary. Make routine visits to residents and perform assistance with crafts, projects, etc., as necessary. Assist inbound residents with one on one visits.

Requirements:

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must possess a current Driver’s License.
• Must be able to generate, a warm, friendly and caring manner on first impression.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English, using proper speech and grammar.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding, patience, tact and courtesy in dealing with residents, family, visitors and/or co-workers. Ability to cooperate with other health care professionals and to coordinate efforts toward maximum resident care. Ability to recognize and solve problems and make appropriate decisions.
• Responsible for own work. Work with confidential information required. Requires use of judgment and ability to meet deadlines on own accord. Must be able to handle multiple tasks and follow instructions carefully.

Benefits (Full Time Employees Only):

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life
• Disability
• Critical Illness & Accident Coverage
• Legal & ID Theft
• Referral Programs – employees and residents
• Competitive Wages
• ZayZoon - access 50% earned wages anytime

Integrated Real Estate Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Integrated Real Estate Group participates in e-verify for employment authorization verification.

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