Whitney Oaks Care Center is hiring a weekend Activities Assistant!

Activities Assistant - Weekends
Whitney Oaks Care Center | Carmichael, CA
Pay: $18-$20/hr | Part-Time, Weekends

Whitney Oaks Care Center is looking for a creative, energetic, and compassionate Activities Assistant to join our Life Enrichment team on weekends. This is a great opportunity to bring joy, engagement, and meaningful moments to our residents.

What We're Looking For

• Experience working with seniors preferred, but not required
• Energetic, caring, and dependable team player
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Creativity and enthusiasm for making activities fun and engaging
• Availability to work weekends

Why Join Whitney Oaks Care Center?

• Competitive weekend pay: $18-$20/hr
• Supportive and collaborative team culture
• Opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day
• Beautiful facility with a strong focus on resident well-being

General Purpose

The primary purpose of the Activity Assistant is to assist the Activity Director run a creative and interactive activities program. This must be done in accordance with current federal, state, local and corporate standards, regulations, and guidelines to assure that an on-going program of activities is designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial needs of each resident.

Essential Duties

• Participate in planning and conducting of individual, small and large group activities.
• Assist in providing good communication between employees of all levels, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies/personnel, and the public to ensure the needs and best interest of the residents, community and facility are met to the extent possible.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Assist in development of monthly activity calendar and maintaining attendance records.
• Assist the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified quality deficiencies as requested by Activities Director.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Assist in arranging transportation for residents when necessary including, but not limited to, resident outings, to/from appointments, or for discharge.
• Assists in developing a monthly activity schedule for residents, which include resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in-room activities for bed-bound or isolated residents.
• Encourage residents to participate in self-initiated activities including hobbies, crafts, and reading Provide materials as necessary including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate.
• Assist with assessment documentation, quarterly progress notes as assigned by the Activity Director.
• Keep Activity Department clean, orderly and secured. Supervisory Requirements This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Bring your creativity and heart to Whitney Oaks Care Center—apply today and help us create brighter weekends for our residents!