Full time Activities Specialist (9:00am to 5:00pm, including some weekends) Salary range based on experience: $18.21 to $21.91.

　　Looking for a great opportunity to be a Full-Time Activity Specialist where you can really make a difference?

　　Join the team at The Moorings of Arlington Heights, a Presbyterian Homes community, an independent, non-profit senior living care organization offering a continuum of care from independent and assisted living to skilled nursing and memory care at four luxury retirement communities. Presbyterian Homes has achieved national recognition and accreditation for senior living leadership and expertise. We were established in 1904 and have an excellent reputation for providing a wide range of living options for seniors to live every day as they wish. Our team members have consistently rated Presbyterian Homes as a great workplace in confidential engagement surveys!

　　Essential Functions

　　Is responsible for the preparation of appropriate departmental records and reports.

　　Take and tabulate attendance records of each individual resident's participation in the activity program.

　　Attend activity staff meetings and appropriate in-service.

　　Assists with publishing of information regarding activities (i.e. calendars, fliers, decorations, etc.).

　　Bring new ideas and creativity into the department's planning process.

　　Works with volunteers who assist the activity program.

　　Is responsible for delivery of newspapers.

　　Provides 1:1 visit for residents who are unable or unwilling to attend formal group programs.

　　Documents 1:1 visit with residents.

　　Invites, motivates, and escorts residents to activity programs.

　　Updates daily activity calendars and posts on each unit

　　Skills/Qualifications

　　High School or GED preferred; experience working with older adults and group work a plus.

　　Ability to work with older adults in groups and 1:1 setting.

　　Knowledge of planning and implementation process for programs

　　The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

　　Benefits:

　　Health Insurance: Medical, Dental Vision

　　Long-term Disability & Extended Illness Bank Program

　　Employee wellness program with medical benefit deduction incentives and cash bonuses!

　　Confidential employee assistance program

　　Generous Paid Time Off/PTO plan. It is a plan that rolls over year to year.

　　Employee lounges and meal discount program.

　　403(b) retirement plan with employer match and baseline

　　Scholarship programs include tuition reimbursement.

　　Citizenship Funding Program