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Activities Assistant - Memory Care

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Department: Assisted Living

Posted: 4/30/2025

Location Name: *Van Dyk Park Place

Wage: Depends on Experience

Position Type: Part Time

Van Dyk Park Place in Hawthorne, NJ is accepting applications for a Memory Care Activities Assistant.

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Pay: DOE $15.49 - $16 p/h

Part Time Shift 9:00am-5:00pm

Must be able to work minimum Every Other Weekend

Our ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

+ Experience with arts, crafts, music a plus but not required. We will train the right person.

+ Compassionate, dependable, with excellent communications skills

+ Ability to build relationships with our residents to ensure their needs are being met.

+ Self-starter who is eager to take initiative, pays attention to details and exceeds customer expectations.

+ Exhibits a high level of energy and creativity.

Responsibilities:

Ideal candidate will enjoy working with older adults. You will be able to develop and implement meaningful programs and activities to ensure the emotional, physical, recreational, social and spiritual needs of our residents are met and maintained on an individual and group basis.

Benefits:

+ Competitive wages, employee referral bonus, customer appreciation employee bonus

+ Tuition reimbursement (full-time/part-time staff), paid orientation, invitations to professional events

+ Free meals provided, paid rest breaks, free uniforms for certain positions, holiday raffles/gifts, free Thanksgiving turkey

+ Innovative recognition programs for performance and years of service, active suggestion programs and staff surveys for workplace enhancement, birthday parties, employee appreciation events (NYC cruise for long-term staff).