Feb. 20, 2019
Free Resources: Careers in Aging Week
On February 19, 2019 by Jenna Kellerman
Careers in Aging Week is March 3 -7. This is a great time to make people aware of the wide variety and rewarding careers in aging services. LeadingAge national has provided FREE resources our members can use to take advantage of this great opportunity. We also encourage members to visit our Workforce Center for ideas that support recruitment activities all year long!
Sample Activities
- Host an Open House - invite students to your organization to learn about your organization and have departments set up booths or tables to provide information on what they do. Include prizes, games, etc.
- Host a Shadow Day - invite students to your organization to shadow your employees. Focus on Nursing, administration, accounting, dietary, IT, etc.
- Get together with other members in your area and host a job fair - highlight the great things about working with older people
- Go to local schools and talk to students about the field - bring information and people from your organization that are most passionate about their jobs
- Write a guest opinion piece for your local paper about working in the field. Highlight your organization and your great team
- Launch a social media push throughout the week - dedicate your social media posts to Careers in Aging Services. Post highlights of different jobs and people within your organization
Get more information about what to do this week by watching this video here!
FREE RESOURCES
Web Banners
- Download web banners to place on your website or blog (.zip file containing .jpg images)
Outreach to Schools
- Contact counselors at high schools - sample wording
- Contact local Universities/Tech/Community Colleges - sample wording
- Sample Powerpoint for high school students
Background on Compliance for Job Shadowing