• Activities Assistant

    First Atlantic Health Care (Machias, ME)


    NEW INCREASED RATES!

     

    Wages start at $15.25 per hour

    Requirements:

    Full time

     

    Available every other weekend

    About Us

    Marshall Healthcare Facility is a 64 bed skilled and long term care facility located in the beautiful coastal town of Machias, Maine. Our employees are among the most loyal and dedicated, some having worked here over 25 years. In addition to the attention provided by our highly trained and skilled staff, our residents have complete access to restorative nursing and therapy services on an as needed basis. Through professional care planning and engaging activities, the aim is to help individuals live as independently as possible, with dignity and respect. Under the ownership of First Atlantic Healthcare, Marshall Health Care follows in First Atlantic's long standing reputation for excellence in Long Term Care

     

    Marshall is Music & Memory certified and is a 5-STAR facility.

    As an Activities Assistant you will:

    + Assist with planning and organizing activities that provide opportunities for entertainment, exercise, relaxation, and expression to our Residents.

    + Our activities program fulfills the psychological, physical, social, and spiritual needs of our Residents.

    As you are working hard planning and leading Resident activities, you will have:

    + Tuition reimbursement and education support: you can grow your career in health care

    + 401(K) with employer contribution

    + Full-time employees (30+ hours per week) have access to benefits; medical, dental, vision & disability

    + Paid Time Off available for all employees

    + Employer paid life insurance

    + Flexible savings account, including medical & dependent care

    + Employee assistance program

    Minimum Qualifications:

    + High School Graduate or equivalent certification; CNA Certification desirable

    + Experience working with a geriatric population

    + Current CPR Certification

    + Computer Skills

    + Valid Maine Driver’s License; with a clean driving record

    Activities Assistant Skills and Abilities:

    + Ability to work independently, with flexibility, good judgment, and effectively communicate with staff, residents, and families

    + Strong desire to provide care to other people

    + Outstanding organizational and time management skills