Activities Assistant Jobs

Are you a good communicator, have a fun-loving attitude and enjoy planning events?
As an Activities Assistant at The The Laurels of Massillon, you will join other creative individuals in coordinating and delivering enrichment programs on a daily basis for facility guests. Planning field trips, games, crafts and holiday celebrations are all part of your daily responsibilities!
You will assist the Director of Activities in the implementation of the activities program.
The Laurel Health Care Company offers one of the leading employee benefit packages in the industry. This includes:

• 401K with matching funds
• Free CNA/STNA certification
• Flexible scheduling
• Zero cost uniforms
• Paid time off (beginning after six months of employment) and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness
• DailyPay, a voluntary benefit that allows associates at our facilities the ability to access their pay when they need it.
• Legacy,our new virtual community and rewards & recognitions program
• Comprehensive health insurance - medical, dental and vision

When you work with Laurel Health Care Company, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and collaboration.
Why just work when you can help shape a legacy?
Responsibilities

• Assist guests to and from activity programs and on outings as scheduled.
• Complete appropriate records indicating guest attendance and participation in individual and group activities in a timely manner.
• Support guests in meeting individual needs, preferences, routines and choices.
• Maintain good rapport with family members of guests and encourage family support in programs.
• Implement activity programs to meet the functional levels, needs and interests of each guest.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.

Also, in compliance with a November 5, 2021 interim final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for workers at Medicare/Medicaid provider types that have Conditions or Requirements of Participation (including The Laurels of Massillon), the following policies have been adopted by The Laurels of Massillon and Laurel Health Care Company

• All new staff hired on or after January 4, 2022, must be fully vaccinated unless a medical/religious exemption or temporary delay (as defined by the CDC) has been granted, even if they have not yet completed the 14-day waiting period required for full vaccination.
• All new staff hired on or after December 6, 2021, must, at a minimum, receive the first dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or a one-dose COVID-19 prior to providing any care, treatment, or other services to guests/residents, unless a temporary delay as defined by the CDC has been granted.
• New hires can request religious or medical exemptions. However, they are ineligible to work while an exemption is under review.

Covid 19 vaccination or acceptable exemption required
About Laurel Health Care Company
Laurel Health Care Company (The Laurels) is a national provider of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative and assisted living services dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care.
At The Laurels, caring is more than providing excellent medical and guest services. It's also being a companion, and treating each guest with the utmost dignity, respect and compassion. It's what we call "The Laurel Way of Caring", and it comes from within each one of us.
The Laurels was named a Great Place to Work for 2020 based on approximately 3,500 employee surveys that evaluated more than 60 elements of employee experience on the job, including employee pride in community impact, belief that their work makes a difference, and feeling their work has special meaning.