Activities Assitant /Barton House of Louisville

Reports to: Activities Director Title: Activities Assistant

Primary Focus: To provide appropriate and meaningful activities to the residents in Pathway Memory Care. These activities will be both group and individualized. Qualifications/Skills Necessary: Dementia care experience is preferred, but not required. Communication skills to personalize approach and participation in activity is required. Ability to organize, identify and execute tasks on a routine basis. Maintaining a positive attitude in all interactions with staff, family members and residents. Mindset of all activities should be adult like in nature for resident participation and approach. Duties include: ● Planning for supply and activities to be carried out on a regular basis during hours worked. ● Communication with team members for logistics surrounding the schedule for the day, as necessary. ● Engaging with residents in combination of group centered activities as well as individualized programming between scheduled tasks. ● Assisting with unit flow, including meal service and mealtime conversation. ● Providing general tours to interested family members, if scheduled during work hours and between activities. ● Executing activity structure that promotes aspects of exercise (walking, chair exercise), spiritual engagement (light devotional or daily motivational reading), Sensory (snack, textiles, etc.), art (painting, pencils etc) ● Other duties as assigned