Activities Assistant

Do you love to have FUN and put SMILES on faces? Being an Activities Assistant is just that. We want to offer extraordinary engagement to our neighbors which will enhance their quality of life. Come help us conduct our meaningful activities to enrich the lives of those with dementia such as daily cooking and baking in our residential style kitchen, holiday celebrations with friends and family, golfing outdoors on our personal putting green, cookouts under our outside courtyards, and many other person centered activities.

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) + match
• Paid training
• Paid time off
• Bereavement leave
• Employee referral program
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for advancement
• On the city bus route

What makes Oasis Dementia Care different?

• Evansville's first stand-alone licensed assisted living community dedicated to dementia care.
• Located on the East Side of Evansville, just blocks away from Ascension St. Vincent Hospital.
• On the city bus route.
• Locally owned and operated so we’re able to treat our employees as individuals, with a unique set of circumstances.
• We support our team members and invest in their development!
• Low staff to resident ratio!
• Our team members are encouraged/expected to take time to engage our residents.
• We provide you with the time and technology to get to know our residents so you can build a great relationship and genuinely deliver amazing care.

Responsibilities:

• Organizes and implements daily activities that enrich the lives of residents with a person-centered focus.
• Socialize with residents, their family members and other staff to learn the personal preferences, interests, needs and any limitations of the resident related to activities.
• Maintains and/or provides oversight in maintaining progress notes and participation records in accordance with community and state regulations.
• Maintain organization of supplies, craft patterns/ideas, craft equipment and any other tools utilized to conduct activities.
• Provide care, food, and water to the animals housed within the facility, ensuring their nutritional needs are met according to established guidelines and protocols.
• Assist with meal services.
• Communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Follows guidance of the Activity Director and reports all imperative information to them as needed.
• Attend specialized training in-services.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience and training in Dementia/Alzheimer’s strongly preferred.
• Creativity and a passion for enhancing the lives of seniors.
• Empathy, patience, and compassion.
• Organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to adapt activities to meet the diverse needs of neighbors (residents).
• Ability to assist with neighbor mobility when necessary.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• CPR and First Aid certification preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Healthcare setting:

• Assisted living facility
• Long term care

Schedule:

• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Evansville, IN 47714: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person