Activities Assistant

DescriptionAvista Senior Living Tucson, a beautiful senior living community in beautiful Tucson, AZ is seeking a dynamic and creative team member who can join our team as an ACTIVITY ASSISTANT.

Responsibilities:

Assists in maintaining a balanced resident centered activity program for the community

Reviews, reads, notates and initializes the Daily Log and Department Log to document and learn about pertinent information and any resident’s physical and behavioral changes as well as activities information

Demonstrates proficiency and understands the QA (Quality Assurance Process) & essential quality service standards pertaining to enriching resident centered activities and programming; partners with community team in striving for excellent quality care & service delivery as measured in the QA process

Partners with community team to ensure community follows all federal, state, local laws & regulations & quality standards for resident care and services

Actively participates as a member of a team and committed to working toward team goals

QualificationsQualifications:

One (1) year job related experience preferred in senior living communities, preferably in memory care.with dementia care training.

Ability to lead activities and motivate volunteers and fellow team members for their involvement in the social events and various scheduled social activities

Ability to handle multiple priorities

Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication and the ability to facilitate small group presentations

Competent in organizational, time management skills

Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills

Ability to make responsible choices and decisions and act in a resident’s best interest

Ability to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following community procedures and guidelines and have the ability to follow through on assigned tasks

Demonstration of proficiency in computer skills