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Rochester Presbyterian Home Well-Being and Recreation Assistant-Assisted Living Memory Care in Rochester, New York
Join the Rochester Presbyterian Home team as a Well-Being and Recreation Assistant!
TWO OPEN POSITIONS
1 - Full Time at our Cottage Grove Memory Care Community in N. Chili.
1 - Part Time at our Creekstone Memory Care Community in Fairport.
Pay range: $17.00-$20.00 per hour. $500.00 retention bonus.
Be a part of an organization that has provided a loving assisted living community for elders since 1925! Here at RPH, we are honored to have been selected as a top Workplace by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle based on our employee feedback. RPH is guided by the Eden Alternative approach to care, and we strive to maintain a community where staff and elders view each other as family.
You will develop genuine relationships with the elders living at RPH so that you can plan and deliver the activities that will combat what we believe to be the main plagues to our health and well-being: Loneliness, Helplessness and Boredom.
You will promote and communicate recreational opportunities ranging from small group programs to large special events as you engage elders. Your creativity and enthusiasm will know no bounds in your development and delivery of your ideas. Knowing each elder’s personal story will allow you to match their hobbies through games, art, music, and exercise.
We want you as part of our team so you can connect with our staff and elders, so you can show your talents as a singer, dancer, artist, poet, historian, or game and trivia master!
Ideal candidates are enthusiastic, team spirited and share a deep respect and affection for elders. They are flexible, foster harmony, and share in spontaneity.
If you could see yourself growing with and contributing to the RPH team, take a closer look at what else we offer: competitive wages, comprehensive employee benefits and other incentives all in an environment of mutual respect, care and acceptance.
Duties:
Organize and implement activities that meet the needs, interests, and abilities of elders.
Participate in community planning, related to the interests of elders, the services and needs of the elders and their families.
Encourage and Involve interdisciplinary staff in the deliverance of daily community activities.
Assist in providing transportation for outings when necessary.
Direct volunteers at programs and events to ensure compliance of policies and procedures.
Assist with resident care giving as may be necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Position requirements:
Knowledge of Microsoft Office
Minimum of 1 year experience in a social or recreation program within the last five years.
Empathy to work with elders with memory impairment.
Valid State of Residence Driver License with safe driving record – validated by RPH’s insurance company.
NYS Department of Health Criminal History Background Check
Physical Requirements:
Must possess sight/hearing senses that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of the position can be fully met.
Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs. Lift and relocate chairs, etc. and have ability to assist elders in moving from one position to another.
Proficiency in English to communicate with elders, follow resident care plans and make reports.
The Rochester Presbyterian Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer.