Recreation Assistant

Job Description

Join Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home and be part of a team that proudly cares for our friends, family, and neighbors across East Hawaii. 

Job Description

The Activities Assistant helps create meaningful opportunities for residents to connect, participate, and enjoy daily life within the facility. Working alongside the Activities Director and the interdisciplinary team, this role supports engaging activities, outings, and programs that promote residents’ physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, organizing, and implementing daily activities, special events, and outings that encourage resident participation, engagement, exercise, relaxation, and social connection.
• Support residents with participation in activities, including assisting with transportation to and from activity areas and outings as needed.
• Work collaboratively with nursing, social services, and other departments to ensure activities support individual resident interests, needs, and care plans.
• Build positive relationships with residents and families, encourage their involvement in activity planning, and respond appropriately to resident and family requests or concerns.
• Assist the Activities Director with departmental operations, including maintaining activity records, calendars, supplies, equipment, reports, and other required documentation.
• In the absence of the Activities Director, assume assigned responsibility for directing the activity department and ensuring scheduled activities and programs continue to meet resident needs.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working with older adults, in senior living, long-term care, recreation, or a related setting is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact positively, professionally, and cooperatively with residents, families, visitors, and employees.
• Ability to organize activities, follow schedules, maintain accurate records, and work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Basic ability to read, write, understand, and follow written and verbal instructions in English.
• Must be able to meet applicable state and federal requirements, maintain regular attendance, and perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must meet applicable health, safety, background, drug screening, and other employment requirements.

Company Description

Located in picturesque Hilo, Hawaii, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home features dedicated short-term rehabilitation services and residential long-term placement. As the only state Veterans Home on the Big Island of Hawaii, we are proud to serve our county’s finest.

In addition to rehabilitation services, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home is designed to care for your medical conditions through personalized, 24-hour skilled nursing care provided by licensed clinical specialists and therapists. With oversight and coordination with physicians and nurse practitioners, our teams work hand-in-hand to provide compassionate quality care.

Committed To Quality

Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home offers more than just 24-hour nursing care, we cater to both the physical and emotional health of our residents and patients. Our care teams work together to create personalized treatment plans to help patients through their care journey. We strive to provide industry-leading outcomes through coordination of all aspects of your care.

Benefits

• Company sponsored medical and dental (100% coverage for employee)
• 401(K) retirement plan
• Sick and vacation leave

Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates

As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOTemployed by HHSC’s East Hawaii Region) are required to complete pre-employment assessments shortly after application submission. If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessments within two days of receipt of the request. 

Pre-Employment Health Requirements

Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes a drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen.  The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

YUKIO - Drug Free, Equal Opportunity Employer, E-Verify

East Hawaii State Veterans Home is a drug-free workplace, an Equal Opportunity Employer, and conducts employment verification through E-Verify.

Shift Details - Rec

Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations. Services are provided 24/7. 
Position Specific: 
Thursday-Monday 8:30AM-5:00PM
Tuesday's and Wednesday's Off