Faircape Health provides the full continuum of care at six world-class healthcare facilities located on-site at six luxury, retirement villages.

We require the services of Activity Assistants on day shift at our facilities in the Southern Suburbs. The successful incumbents will present group and individual activities as prescribed and instructed by the Occupational Therapist. 

If you would like to work for a dynamic and reputable retirement group and have a passion for care then this is the job for you. To ensure high quality patient care, we also invest in continuous development of our staff, which includes both internal and external training.


Duties include but is not limited to the following:

Direct Intervention 

• Implement group or individual activities with residents as set out in a weekly programme under the direction of the Occupational Therapist.
• Invite and encourage residents to attend the activities.
• Spend time with residents to learn about their hobbies, interests and personal history.

Indirect Intervention

• Keep up to date records of the following - attendance of individual and group activities, records of changes (improvement or decline) in residents.
• Attend and contribute to MDT meetings.

Support

• Perform new resident welcome tasks according to procedure

Operational 

• Keep activity stock in order and inform Occupational Therapist timeously of activity stock that needs to be purchased prior to planned activities. 
• Complete weekly report and conduct activity research
• Communicate with manager/Occupational Therapist when more pressing matters arise that need addressing
• Attend to emails
• Monitor wheelchair & assistive devices

Training 

• Carer training 
  

Requirements

Education and Qualifications:

Matric advantageous
Recognised care worker training course advantageous but not required
Introduction to Dementia training advantageous but not required
Other post - Matric training or qualification advantageous such as coaching, teaching or educare short course
Background in social sciences is advantageous

Experience

Experience with geriatrics is advantageous

Skills and Knowledge:

Skilled in basic computer knowledge
Compassionate
Good listening skills
Good verbal communication skills
Enthusiastic
Creative
Reliable
Accountable
Understanding of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual of the elderly 
Time Management 
Planning and organisational skills
Observation skills
Presentation skills
Leisure activity skills such as arts & crafts, etc

Specific requirements

Clear health record
Clear criminal record
Clear credit record
Contactable references

Working Hours: Mondays to Friday from 08h00 to 17h00, including 2 Saturdays per month from 08h00 to 11h30.

Should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.