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TEMPORARY AIDE - Activities Assistant

Salary

$16.22 - $20.71 Hourly

Location

Fremont County, CO

Job Type

Temporary Part Time (9 mos or less)

Job Number

ILC 80927 5/19/2025

Department

Colorado Department of Human Services

Division

OAADS - Bruce McCandless State Veterans Home at Fl

Opening Date

05/21/2025

Closing Date

5/28/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Primary Physical Work Address

903 Moore Drive Florence, CO 81226

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

[email protected]

Type of Announcement

This is a temporary position. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

This is a temporary part-time position. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

This is a temporary part-time, non-exempt position. Shiftwork is tied to this position including day, night, evening, weekends, and holidays.

Anticipated Begin Date: 7/2/2025-4/1/2026

Please Note: anticipated start and end dates may change depending on recruitment status.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Bruce McCandless Veterans Community Living Center in Florence, Colorado

Bruce McCandless State Veterans Community Living Center is a State-owned and operated skilled-nursing facility dedicated to serving those who have served us. Our Eden Mission is to honor and respect those living and working in our home through companionship, empowerment and individualized care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live.

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Description of Job

Shift Information:

Shift info: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday

DUTIES:

• Provides activities daily that expand and enhance the lifestyle of each resident in the seven categories required by the State and Federal regulations of creativity, physical, emotional, spiritual, group, individual and social.

• Develop, plan and lead stimulating activities for residents as determined through resident preference, ability, and interest. Maintains daily documentation for the activity department through resident records, progress notes, one-to-one sheets, participation records and behavior charting. Ensures that all activity department, facility and division policies are maintained.

• Responsible for offering a variety of activity choices, maintaining scheduled activities as planned, and facilitating spontaneous activities that meet psycho-social, spiritual, emotional, physical, and creative needs of all residents. Responsible for preparing in advance of the scheduled event, setting up necessary supplies, communicating to residents that the activity is about to begin, assisting residents to/from the activity, encourages residents throughout the activity, and maintaining a positive atmosphere that enhances participation. Seeks guidance for difficult residents, supplies that are not readily available, and any other special needs

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications: Must have a high school diploma or General Educational Diploma (GED)

Substitutions: Current, valid certification as a Nurse Aide (CNA) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies will substitute for the high school diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications:

Current active CNA License

Experience working in a long-term care or assisted living facility

Experience working with the elderly population

Conditions of Employment

+ CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons):

CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference

Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services),

Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional

Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)

+ Shift Work: Days, evenings, nights, weekends and/or holidays

+ Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License

+ Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant’s prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

Appeal Rights:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ([email protected]), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply)

Need help with your application? Click here.

The Assessment Process (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#assessment-process)

For additional recruiting questions, please contact [email protected]

Our Values:

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans .

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

ADA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791.

~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~ (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#eoe)

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If you are a current or former State of Colorado employee, please list your employee number (starts with 997...). Failure to provide this requested information may render your application incomplete, and you may no longer be considered for the position.

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Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position.

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Do you have experience working as a C.N.A? If yes, then please select from below that which best describes your experience.

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Do you have any experience working in a long term care or assisted living facility?

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