$17/hour - Therapeutic Recreation Assistant - Career Growth!

Position: -Therapeutic Recreation Assistant -Location: -Kaneohe, HI -Pay: $17/hour - -Experience: - -

• 1 year of experience in a recreation/activity setting with geriatrics preferred
• Community service/programming experience strongly desired Education: - -
  • High school -diploma or GED
  • Current BLS/CPR certificationType: Full-time; Contract -Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Kahu Malama Nurses is seeking a Therapeutic Recreation Assistant to join a growing and dynamic team! - -
    Job Description: -
    
    • Assist in creating, designing, planning, and implementing therapeutic recreation programs
    • Lead group and one-on-one activities as assigned
    • Document residents' participation and progress
    • Attend resident care plan meetings
    • Help prepare monthly activity calendars and plan special events or trips
    • Provide activity services to bed-bound residents
    • Encourage resident participation in programs and advocate for their rights
    • Maintain professional boundaries with residents and rapport with staff and volunteers
    • Gather activity preferences from newly admitted residents and maintain quarterly documentation
    • Keep supplies, equipment and work areas clean and safe
      Position Requirements: -
      
      • Able to identify and act on signs of fatigue/irritability in residents
      • Public relation skills are a must
      • Efficient and clear communication skills
      • Strong leadership skills in directing resident participation in activity programs
      • Must have a positive attitude in helping others
      • Lift and carry supplies up to 25 pounds -Kahu Malama Nurses does not just connect you with a job; we offer a Professional Mentoring & Education Program to help you be great at your job, love it, and grow. - -Kahu Malama Nurses is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream. - -We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. -