Find & Apply For Recreation / Activities Worker Jobs in Huntington, New York

Duties and Responsibilities:

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ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF RECREATION PROGRAM

Maintains a safe environment during activities. and provides diverse activities that are appropriate, purposeful, enabling, empowering, normalizing and culturally sensitive, which encourage independence, creativity, learning new skills, self-expression, socialization and family involvement. Assists in ensuring that efforts to meet emotional, social, and developmental needs of residents are integrated into all aspects of resident-focused care. Assists in the implementation and supervision of an individualized care plan for each resident in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, as well as 1:1 activities in room setting. Monitors the resident's progress and have input into the resident's care plan as necessary. Maintain timely documentation according to facility policies, birthday and transport lists, daily/weekly stats and job task report (e) responsible for entering daily and monthly attendance, including initial and subsequent visits of all residents daily. Participates in Departmental staff meetings, trip planning, special events, barbeques, QA/PI activities (e) meeting/assessing & logging of all new admissions into system. Informs Department Head of needed supplies, or needed items in advance and assists in the maintenance of departmental equipment, supplies, and inventory. Assists with resident smoking program in accordance to facility

P & P PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES

Plans and implements a wide range of daily Therapeutic Activities (i.e. cognitive stim, gardening, baking, Reminiscence, Travelogue, Trivia, slide show etc.) to promote socialization and enhance self-esteem while stimulating physical, emotional, spiritual and cognitive functions (e) Consults with interdisciplinary staff members to ensure quality care (e) Works together with other Recreation therapists and staff in coordinating activities and communicating resident outcomes (e) Plans for the resident's birthdays and coordinates birthday celebrations (e) Attends behavior management meetings, Interdisciplinary Care Plan Meetings, department staff meetings, and other meetings as assigned (e) Greets outside entertainment groups, orient them to the facility and assist them in setting up their program (e) Provides resident with 1:1 sessions (e) Assists in serving Food and/or Beverage at Special Events (Utilizing Diet Alert List in order to adhere to Dietary precautions) (e) Works with and assists with Volunteer and Student programs as assigned by Supervisory Staff (e)

TRANSPORTS RESIDENTS TO ACTIVITIES AS NECESSARY

Assists Department in the transportation of residents to outside events according to established outing procedure (e) Assists Department with Special Event Execution & volunteers & students (e) Assists in receiving residents to groups/salon services and escorting back to their units

Pay:

$20.00 - $22.81 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Experience:

Computer skills: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person