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SalaryHIRING BONUS - $1500 1/2 AT 6 MONTH, 1/2 AT 1 YEAR
New Jersey Eastern Star Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has been caring for people in the Somerset County area since 1957, providing top-quality, personalized rehabilitation, to our residents and patients in a homelike setting.
Job Description and Responsibilities:
Activities Assistants help to encourage socialization, provide entertainment, relaxation and fulfillment, and improve daily living skills. Must be energetic, positive, and creative.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating activity programs.
- Observe resident attendance, behavior, and degree of involvement during programs.
- Encourage resident participation as deemed appropriate.
- Assist residents to and from activities as needed.
- Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information.
- Assist in arranging for transportation for outings.
- Coordinate activities with other departments and staff.
- Assisting in the development and implementation of independent and group activities for the residents.
- Participating and contributing to team discussions regarding resident programming, monthly calendars, activity, and staff scheduling, and resident suggestions.
- Planning, facilitating, and adjusting programs to best meet the needs of the resident's individual function ability level.
- Conducting initial assessment interviews with new residents and rehabilitation patients.
Candidates must have the Flu vaccine.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.50 - $16.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
