Job Description

Recreation Aide

Hope Center is actively seeking a full-time Recreation Aide for our Skilled Nursing Facility in Bronx, NY. The ideal candidate will have experience with recreation therapy/activities and true enjoyment of working with the elderly.

DUTIES:

  • Design & Implement recreational programs for Residents.
  • Work directly with Residents on units, without direct supervision.
  • Organize and obtain supplies and equipment as requested.
  • Assist recreation specialists & set up program areas as needed.
  • Keep daily attendance and document residents’ participation in activities.
  • Assist residents to program location and return residents to appropriate units.
  • Communicate related information to other individuals directly involved in Resident care
  • Be familiar with established emergency procedures.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must be upbeat, energetic, enthusiastic, and have a caring personality.
  • Enjoy working with the elderly
  • Exp. with recreation therapy/activities a plus
  • High school diploma/equivalent
  • Strong computer skills necessary
  • Ability to work effectively as a team member
  • Strong organizational and planning skills
  • Ability to multi-task

    About us:

    Hope Center’s mission is to provide the Hope Center community with the finest rehabilitation and skilled nursing services anywhere. Excellence is our goal and good outcomes in recovery and rehabilitation are our daily measures of progress. We will maintain a comfortable, dignified environment where our residents can enjoy an engaged, healthy lifestyle that will be a constant steady source of peace of mind to their families. And we will maintain our residents’ bonds to their community by extending ourselves to our neighbors and to the society we serve. We pledge to be innovative in our processes and procedures and to continually set the standard of excellence among skilled nursing facilities, where residents find their physical, social and spiritual needs met by caring, compassionate people. Hope Center is a proud member of the Centers Health Care Consortium.

    Equal Opportunity Employer –M/F/D/V

Application Instructions

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