Job DetailsJob Location: 1200 E PARTRIDGE RD - METAMORA, IL 61548Salary Range: $18.50 - $20.50 HourlyJob Shift: DayPosition Summary

The Activity Leader is responsible for day-to-day implementation of the Retirement Community activity program, supporting the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, spiritual, and well-being of residents.  This role ensures resident-centered programming that promotes engagement, purpose, independence, and quality of life while aligning with Snyder Village’s mission and values.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

Implement daily group and individual activities as outlined in the activity calendar.
Actively engage residents during activities and encourage participation based on individual interests and abilities.
Set up, facilitate, and clean up after activities and events.
Observe resident engagement and behavior during activities and communicate observations to the Community Life Coordinator.
Adapt activities in real time to meet residents' needs and abilities.
Maintain accurate attendance and participation records.
Assist with decorating holidays, celebrations, and special events.
Maintain a positive, enthusiastic, and professional demeanor while interacting with residents.
Be attentive to resident needs and ensure a safe, welcoming activity environment.
Perform other activity-related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job duties and responsibilities

Willingness to uphold Snyder Village Mission and Values
Professional demeanor, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to adapt to activities based on resident response and needs.
Patience, compassion, and professionalism when working with older adults.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to engage and motivate older adults in group and individual settings.
Creativity, flexibility, and enthusiasm for activity programming.
Maintain confidentiality of information & conversations, including resident information, uphold resident rights

Physical Requirements

Sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours
Frequent interruptions
Interact with staff members, residents, families, and other visitors under all conditions and circumstances. 
May require occasional evenings or weekends
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications 

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent required
Experience working with older adults or in an activities-based role preferred
No certification required

Benefits:

It is Snyder Village's policy to provide its staff members with additional benefits. These benefits include paid time off, and affordable insurance, as well as many others.

Insurance Programs:

Health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance are available to all full-time employees. Insurances will begin on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.

Health:

There are 2 options for medical insurance, a PPO, and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). The PPO offers a $1500 deductible with a max out-of-pocket of $4500. All preventative care services are covered at 100% by insurance. All generic prescriptions are a $10 copay. Most Carle providers would be in-network.

The HDHP plan offers $3,800 deductible with a max out-of-pocket of $6,100. All preventative care services are covered at 100% by insurance. Most Carle providers would be in-network. This plan also works with our Health Savings account.

Health Savings Account:

Snyder Village offers a health savings account through EPIC! If a staff member is contributing to the H.S.A. Snyder Village (SV) will also contribute to their balance. SV offers $0.50 for every $1 a staff member contributes up to $1300 per year.

Dental:

Dental coverage is through the Guardian network. Offering a deductible of $50 for in-network services and 100% covered preventative care services.

Vision:

VSP coverage is through Guardian but with the VSP network. Exams are a $10 copay with any in-network provider. Exams are covered once every 12 months, lenses once every 12 months, and frames are covered once every 24 months.

Basic Life and AD&D:

Any staff member who enrolls in medical coverage will receive $10000 in company-paid life insurance and AD&D through Guardian.

Voluntary Life Insurance:

Through Guardian staff members may select additional life insurance for themselves, their spouse, or their children. A staff member can select a policy for themselves in $25000, $50000, $75000, or $100000. Spousal coverage can be selected for up to 50% of employee coverage. Coverage for children can be selected for each child up to $10000.

Short-Term Disability:

Short Term Disability insurance is provided through AFLAC. The plan is designed to replace part of a staff members’ paycheck in the case of an illness, injury or surgery that prevents you from working according to the doctor’s orders. Staff members receive approximately 60% of their gross pay.

401k:

All staff members are automatically enrolled to the 401k retirement program through Empower on their 91st day of employment at 3% of their salary. However, Snyder Village will contribute and match an employee’s contribution by up to 5% on their salary. An employee is considered fully vested after 3 years of employment.

Paid holidays

Snyder Village recognizes seven holidays as listed below:

New Year’s Day
Easter Sunday
Memorial Day
Fourth of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas Day

Any non-exempt staff member working on the holiday will receive time and one-half of their hourly straight pay.

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time workers who work more than 20 hours per week. All newly hired staff members accrue up to 2 weeks or 80 hours of PTO.

Paid Personal Days

All staff members regardless of classification accrue paid personal days (PPD). Each staff member accrues up to 40 hours of PPD.

Sick Pay

Once a full-time staff member has completed 1 year of employment, they are given 80 hours of sick time to use for a serious illness requiring more than 5 days off from work.

Tuition Reimbursement

Snyder Village values the professional and personal development of our staff members. Tuition reimbursement is available for education expenses such as course fees, technical training, certification programs, or other needed resources. Reimbursement will also be provided for successful certificate completion, up to six-course hours per semester.

Scholarship

Snyder Village provides up to 2 nursing scholarships per year to staff members pursuing an RN or LPN degree. Snyder Village also provides up to 4 C.N.A. scholarships per year to staff members who are pursuing a certified nursing assistant degree.