Activity Assistant - The Addison of Park Crescent : Job Details

Job Description

The ideal candidate will have infectious enthusiasm, a go-getter attitude, and the intelligence and desire to grow in a rewarding career. You'd be a jack-of-all-trades, take-it-as-it-comes outgoing leader designing and executing activities that make a true impact in the quality of our resident's lives…. And with that, you must have superb communication skills, be impeccably reliable, and able to meet deadlines – even in the face of ever-shifting priorities!

Core responsibilities:

• Core responsibilities:

• Help the Director implement creative activities, outings and programs that enrich our resident's lives.

• Help the Director to develop newsletter content, flyers, activity calendars, one-pagers, and other collateral material that support resident/family/staff awareness and engagement.

• Promote participation in activities and help foster social connectedness between residents.

• Learn the nuts and bolts of how to run a Program's and Activities Department (the most fun part of the community!)

• Learn the programs/activities industry and best practices in senior wellbeing and how the pieces of the puzzle fit together.

• Proactively establish and maintain effective working relationships with all support roles at the community.

Qualifications: Qualifications

• EXCELLENT communication skills (e.g. face-to-face, in-person, written, phone) – You will be working with a variety of people and departments, so it's critical that you enjoy interacting with others on a daily basis and are comfortable speaking in front of small groups.
• INCREDIBLE detail-orientation – It's the little things that count!
• SELF-DIRECTED – Must be able to take a project, run with it, and (ideally) exceed expectations by anticipating needs
• CREATIVITY – We're outside-the-box thinkers around here.
• MALLEABILITY – We move FAST. Things change, we adapt, and we propel ourselves forward.
• ORGANIZATION – We juggle a bazillion balls and wear a lot of hats (No, we don't moonlight as clowns, but you'll need to stay organized to play well on this team)

Additional Information

Senior Lifestyle offers a comprehensive benefits plan to eligible team members including health, dental, vision, retirement benefits, short-term disability, long-term disability, and paid time off. All Senior Lifestyle positions are eligible to use DailyPay, an application that allows you to access your earned but unpaid wages before your next payday. Senior Lifestyle requires that all employees provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination unless exempt due to medical, religious, or personal beliefs. Government requirements or exclusions may apply.