Activity Assistant

Description

Title: Activity Assistant /Life Enrichment Assistant – Memory Care Unit

Department: Activities / Assisted Living

Location: Symphony Care Network / Caretel Inns St. Joseph 

Status: Full Time

You want to work in our recently updated memory care unit that is clean and ready to welcome you!

Caretel Inns St. Joseph is an integral part of the large Symphony Care Network portfolio of skilled nursing, rehabilitation centers, and assisted living facilities located throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois. We will go above and beyond to invest in you as a person. Whatever your talents may be, we want to help make the most of them. Whether you love to help others heal and live meaningful, healthy lives or just love to be part of a team where every person plays a critical role, we have a place for you. See what a career at Caretel Inns St. Joseph will mean for you!

What Do We Offer for Life Enrichment Assistants

At Caretel Inns St. Joseph, we understand that our employees work best when they are healthy, happy, and excited about the here and now, as well as the future. For that reason, we offer a wide range of benefits with your well-being in mind, including:

• Competitive Wages 
• Creative Scheduling Opportunities
• Receive Payment Faster through our Daily Pay Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-Term Disability      Benefits for You & Your Family
• Employee Benefits Concierge – to Guide You in Maximizing Your      Benefits
• Pet Insurance Option for Your Furry Friend
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation Days with Rollover Option
• Sick and Personal Time
• 401k Retirement with Company Match
• Discounted Experiences (Such as Disney, Universal, Cedar Point and      More!)

Life Enrichment Assistant will:

• Work in our Memory Care Unit as well as our other assisted living units. Memory care experience is a plus, we are willing to train. 
• Assist our residents with activities to provide social communication, entertainment, exercise, and relaxation.
• Lead group and individual resident activities.
• Complete required record keeping per facility policy.
• Sort and deliver residents mail & newspaper.

Requirements

Life Enrichment Assistant must: 

• Be able to care for various levels of acuity patients.
• Promote and facilitate teamwork.
• Demonstrate a high standard of ethics and excellent customer service.
• Show dependability which includes weekend and holiday availability.
• Provide physical/essential functions test or fit for duty physical upon hire.
• Have prior employer / personal references. 
• Submit to a criminal/fingerprint background check that provides eligibility per LARA.