Activities Assistant Memory Care

Overview

Memory Care Activity Assistant Opportunity at Riverwalk Village
, Full Time Day Shift and PT Evening Shift.

The Memory Care Activity Assistant plays a vital and heartfelt role in enriching the lives of residents. With warmth, patience, and genuine care, they help create a joyful and engaging environment where seniors feel seen, heard, and valued.

The position focuses on providing supportive, engaging activities and companionship to memory care residents, fostering meaningful interactions and a safe, respectful environment.

• Skills Needed
• Supportive Presence:
  Being able to truly connect with residents, understanding their emotional and social needs.
• Passion: A desire to work with those experiencing Alzheimer’s disease and other memory-related dementia, ensuring that each person lives every day to their maximum cognitive and physical ability.
• Teamwork:
  The ability to work toward a common goal of excellent care for our residents, cooperating closely with the care team to support residents holistically.
• Time Management:
  Balancing daily schedules, multiple residents, and activity prep.
• Creativity:
  Create engaging, age-appropriate activities that suit different physical and cognitive abilities.

• Requirements
• Demonstrates C.A.R.E. values to residents, family members, customers, and staff. Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Successful completion of a State approved Nursing Assistant training and competency evaluation program or a CNA competency evaluation program approved by the State. This training can also be provided by the community.

• Competitive Compensation:
  Access your earnings before payday. Take advantage of lucrative employee referral bonus programs, 401(k), FSA program, free life insurance, PTO exchange for pay programs and more.
• Health & Wellness:
  Medical coverage; vision and dental insurance. Employee Assistance Program to help manage personal or work-related issues, as well as Workforce Chaplains to provide support in the workplace and Personalized Wellness Coaching.
• Life in Balance:
  Holiday pay and PTO with opportunities to earn additional PTO. Employee Discount Programs on travel, retail, entertainment, food and more.
• Career Growth:
  Access to preceptors and mentorship programs, clinical and leadership development pathways, education partnerships with colleges and universities across the state, financial assistance for continuing education, company sponsored scholarship programs, and tuition reimbursement.
• Team Culture: C.A.R.E. Values:
  Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence, carrying a legacy for improving the lives of Seniors across Indiana. Employee recognition events and monthly/annual awards.
• Full-Time and Part-Time Benefits may vary; terms and conditions apply.

Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words form the C.A.R.E. acronym and guide our relationships with customers, team members, and the community at large.

American Senior Communities has proudly served our customers since 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. Team members within our 100+ communities take pride in Hoosier hospitality roots, and it is ingrained in everything we do. As leaders in senior care, we are committed to more than a job—we are following a calling.