Activities Assistant- PART TIME M/W/Fr 8:30-4:30P

Summary: When you join The Birches, you join a Successful Aging Community that believes in the positive aging lifestyle. We believe that each one of us has, within ourselves, the power to live longer and healthier lives by taking care our Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, and Social health. And as a community, we work together to support our residents and team members to discover what's possible and make a real difference in the lives of our residents. The primary purpose of your job position is to implement the programming that allows successful aging and support for our residents living with memory loss and their families. This position is responsible for building and supporting meaningful relationships with our residents that will allow residents to grow regardless of their age or physical or cognitive abilities. The Activities Assistant for our memory care neighborhood, Encore, has the privilege of creating and implementing activities that are designed to support our residents' intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical abilities while creating a fun, positive, creative, and inspirational atmosphere for our residents and team members. We are looking for a fun, creative, supportive, and flexible individual interested in having fun with our older adults by creating purposeful events. Education and/or Experience

Education: Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma.

Experience: On-the-job training provided for those passionate to support older adults. Drivers License required as an essential function to this position to drive our bus for outings. Experience in senior-living or related industry preferred. Experience working with those living with memory loss preferred. Experience as an activities assistant preferred. Pay Range Based on Education and/or Experience Upon Hire: Minimum to Maximum: $15.50/hour- $17.50/hour Hiring Locations Clarendon Hills, IL 60514