Faircape is looking for unemployed candidates to apply for their Activity Assistant Vacancies.
Location : Southern Suburbs, Western Cape
Closing date: Not Specified
Faircape Activity Assistant Vacancies
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
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Training
- Carer training
Requirements
- 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
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 organizational 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
Application
Application can only be done online, Click here to submit your application
