Recreation Assistant (PCN 027475)

*THE RECRUITMENT PERIOD FOR THIS RECRUITMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED*

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

 Please check our residency definitionto determine if you qualify.

The Anchorage Pioneer Home (APH)

is recruiting for Recreation Assistant

located in Anchorage, Alaska.

This position is an integral part of a highly motivated and customer service-oriented team in support of the Anchorage Pioneer Home, an assisted living home with up to one-hundred seventy-seven (177) elder residents.

The Mission of the Division of the Alaska Pioneer Homes Is:  "Providing elder Alaskans a home and community, celebrating life through its final breath."

Our Division Values Are:

• Positive Attitude: "We enjoy what we do." Optimism inspires open-mindedness and creativity. 
• Love: "We love who we serve." Out of love and respect for our residents, we put their needs before staff convenience. 
• Accountability: "We do what we say." We are accountable to our residents, to their families and to each other. Accepting responsibility is essential as we plan and deliver care. 
• Trust: "We say what we mean." Open and honest communication is crucial to earning the trust of our residents, their families and our coworkers. 
• Excellence: "We provide excellent care, every resident, every day every time." Our own excellence inspires excellence in others, including residents, families and our coworkers.

What You Will Be Doing:  This position is part of a healthcare team who plans, organizes, and directs recreational programs and special event activities in the Pioneer Home, a long-term care facility. This position performs a variety of recreation related tasks involving elder residents in activities to promote, maintain or restore their physical and mental health. This includes the treatment and rehabilitation of residents with various physical or mental abilities. 

The Benefits to Joining Our Team:  This position is part of an amazing team with opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for our Alaskan elders by providing excellent centralized services.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:  This job is in the Anchorage Pioneer Home, an assisted living home at 923 W. 11th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska. It overlooks an area known as the Park Strip with views of the Chugach Mountains easily visible from most floors of the home.

Who We Are Looking For:  Position-specific knowledge, skills, and abilities that are desired or contribute to the success in this position:

1. Experience in volunteer recruitment and coordination in support of elder care; conducting ongoing publicity efforts to recruit appropriate volunteers from the community to participate in workgroups within the assisted living home in connection with recreation activity programs. 
2. Experience with organizing, coordinating and executing large volunteer and group events and activities such as volunteer appreciation and recognition activities; as well as planning and coordination of seasonal, holiday and special events with the elder residents.
3. Ability to initiate and maintain daily group recreation programs and individual activities such as cooking activities, arts and crafts, community outings, exercise classes, parties, music programs, and the like for elder residents with or without cognitive or mobility impairments.   
4. Knowledge of assessing elder residents as to their needs, interests and abilities for involvement in therapeutic activity programs.
5. Skills and experience in general office and clerical tasks, such as answering the phone, taking messages, creating or editing documents, preparation and maintenance of activity areas, serving refreshments, inventory and ordering supplies, maintaining supplies and equipment and other related duties.

Special Note:

• This position is in support of the Pioneer Home, which is a 24-hour facility.
• This Pioneer Home is an Eden Alternative facility, where the environment includes contact with plants, flowers, and pets including cats, dogs, fish and birds.
• Employees of the Pioneer Home receive continual screening for tuberculosis and criminal history.

A cover letter is not required for this position. Your complete application, including supplemental questions, will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

To view the general description and example of duties for a Recreation Assistant, please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/classspecs/