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Activities Assistant

Diversicare Healthcare Services - Birmingham, AL·Bessemer, Alabama

Full TimeOn Site0-2 yrsPosted 4 days ago
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Activities Assistant

About the role

The Activities Assistant helps plan and execute activity programs for residents, including leading group sessions and providing one-on-one engagement. They are also responsible for maintaining attendance records, assisting residents with mobility, and documenting progress in care plans.

Overview Smile, You’ve Found Us!

Are you passionate about caregiving?

Would you like to work with the best team in the world?

If so, Diversicare invites you to apply.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace.

Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence, which we extend to all those we are privileged to serve.

If you wish to make a difference in the lives of our patients and residents, APPLY NOW!

Full Time Benefits include: Medical/Dental/Vision Excellent 401k plan Tuition Reimbursement Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time Long and Short Term Disability Employee Assistance Program Life Insurance Referral Bonuses DiversICARE - employee hardship fund Pay advancement program - OnShift Wallet Diversicare provides post-acute care services to patients and residents at 61 skilled nursing and long-term care centers in eight states, primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest United States.

Together, with our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, we leverage our diverse strengths to provide each patient and resident with healthcare serves that best meet their needs.

It is Diversicare’s Mission to “Improve every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations.” We are guided to excellence by five Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace.

Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence.

Our Service Standards are in place to offer support.

They lead us to what matters most to our company: creating a warm, caring, safe and professional environment for our customers and each other.

Our culture of impassioned service delivery is the Diversicare Difference.

Responsibilities

Assists the Activity Coordinator in implementing and executing an Activity Program for all residents in the facility. Leads group activities as assigned by the Activity Coordinator. Provides one-to-one activities to those who cannot be in a group setting. Assists in planning Activity Program through Resident’s Council and Activity Coordinator. Maintains attendance sheets on participants. Assists residents to and from activities. Communicates status of residents to Activity Coordinator. May attend interdisciplinary care plan team meetings and document on care plan and in progress notes. May make arrangements for movies, live entertainment for special programs, and group outings, such as picnics, ball games or sightseeing. Assigns duties and delegation of responsibilities to volunteers. This position has access to protected health information in the resident’s financial and medical records to conduct job duties.

Qualifications

1. Experience in long term care required; preferred in recreational setting. 2. An interest in people; the ability to communication ideas; to instruct residents and communicate with them appropriately. 3. Ability to direct and perform a variety of activities and to respond to varied needs of residents. 4. Able to motivate residents and in promoting their well being through direct activities. 5. Ability to interpret feelings, ideas, or facts in terms of personal viewpoint. 6. Must be able to evaluate resident’s progress and accurately report to Activities Coordinator. 7. Imagination and creativity are necessary. (EOE)

Requirements

Candidates must have experience in long-term care, with a preference for those with a background in recreational settings. Strong communication skills, creativity, and the ability to motivate and interact appropriately with residents are essential.

  • Teamwork
  • Compassion
  • Communication
  • Documentation
  • Creativity
  • Integrity
  • Instruction
  • Motivation
  • Stewardship
  • Caregiving
  • Customer focus
  • Activity planning
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Resident engagement
  • Volunteer coordination

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Referral bonuses
  • Life insurance
  • Holiday time
  • Vacation time
  • Employee assistance program
  • Short term disability
  • 401k plan
  • Sick time
  • Long term disability
  • Employee hardship fund
  • Pay advancement program

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Location
Bessemer, Alabama
Posted
Sep 4, 2026
Closes
Aug 20, 2027
Application
Employer website
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Diversicare Healthcare Services - Birmingham, AL

Diversicare is recognized as a premier provider of post-acute care. We are currently operating 44 centers in five states, primarily in the Southeast and Midwest. Whether your medical needs are short term rehabilitation, complex medical care, long term care or memory care, our...

IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypePrivately Held
Size5,001-10,000 employees
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Activities Assistant roles in Alabama

In Alabama, Activities Assistant openings are often tied to senior living and other care settings that need staff who can keep residents engaged and support daily programming. This role is competitive because employers typically look for a high school diploma plus experience in senior living communities or dementia care, along with the ability to lead activities and motivate volunteers and associates. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, and tailor your application to show hands-on activity leadership and resident engagement experience.

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