Activities Director

$55,000 - $60,000/Year - Based on experience

RESPONSIBLE TO:
Administrator

FUNCTION:

To oversee all aspects of the daily activities program, that it is diversified enough to interest, involve, stimulate and challenge all our residents.
Establish and develop goals, objectives and budget; develop, direct and guide Activities Department personnel and volunteers to maximize programs and maintain effective one-to-one contact with residents; function as a community liaison.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Activities Director is a Department Head and participates in a bi-weekly staff meeting.

Ascertain from the medical staff which residents are medically permitted to participate in the Activities program.

Coordinate the activities program with the schedule of other resident care services, i.e.
PT, Nursing, Social Services to assist in the achievement of mutual goals set for each resident.

Contact community resources for activities to be conducted either in the Facility or in the community and make provision for residents whose capabilities permit, to participate in the activities.

Recruit, orient to facility, train and supervise volunteers to assist the activities program, by working with residents on an individual and group basis.

Post the current monthly and daily schedule of activities in places which are easily accessible to the residents and staff.

Plan a monthly tentative schedule of activities for at least one month.

Maintain and provide the Administrator with the monthly statistical report of the type, frequency of, and number of residents participating in each activity.

Use the proper channels to order departmental supplies, craft/woodworking supplies, etc.

Maintain at least quarterly Progress Notes in the residents' charts, containing any pertinent information concerning personal adjustment to the Facility, participation level in the activities programs, and whether they enjoy the functions they attend.
Also, write a transfer note when a resident goes to a hospital for admission, and write a discharge note in the chart when a resident is discharged from St.
Luke.

Participate in the periodic review and evaluation team, identifying problems/needs of the residents and formulating realistic goals with a time element, with appropriate approaches, updating as needed.

Report any observed unusual behavior of a resident to the Nursing Supervisor.

Encourage social communication among residents through group activities and recreation.

Encourage residents to participate in religious activities to fulfill their basic spiritual needs.

Provide library service for residents in cooperation with the local library.
Provide talking books for blind residents.

Develop and submit a yearly budget, being able to qualify to the Administrator and Controller according to proposed activities for the upcoming year.
Requisition and purchase supplies, equipment and materials to carry out programs.
Expenditures are restricted under budgetary control.

Interview and select a licensed part-time hairdresser when a position opens (with input from Resident Council).

Supervise activities and direct or appoint the Activities Assistant, volunteers or residents within the home to direct certain programs.
The persons are trained b y the Activities Director to carry out the activity.

Interview and assist in the selection of activities staff.
Evaluate as needed, at least yearly.

Develop Activities Program policies and procedures, review each year and revise as needed.

Develop written job descriptions, review each year and revise as needed.

Participate in in-service education programs, those applicable programs within the facility, as well as workshops at other locations.

Establish the residents' former and current interests through interviewing each resident, the family and/or significant others, within a month after their admission.
Develop programs that are tailored to the residents' interest, needs and capabilities.
Periodically review with each resident their activities program participation and revise their care plan as necessary.

Supervise weekly shopping for residents' needs at the time specified on the monthly activity calendar.

Orient new employees to the Activities Department, as notified by the In-service Education Director.

Write a letter to residents' family's at least twice yearly encouraging family support and informing them of our special activities, e.g.
Motivate families to come in and help their loved ones the days the Shopper's Service is here.

Contact community resources via letters, phone calls and/or personal contacts to obtain donations for residents' gifts, i.e.
Bingo, birthday, Christmas.

Preview the monthly activities calendar with the Dietary Technician to plan refreshments to be served at various programs.

Stimulate resident involvement in the planning and participation in activities programs at the monthly Resident Council meetings.

For large group activities, reserve through the proper channels the necessary transportation within limits of budget, e.g.
school bus.
Maintain a professional and effective relationship with other staff, residents, families and the public through communication and interaction.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The activities program must be directed by a qualified professional who is a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activities professional who is licensed or registered, if applicable, by the State in which practicing; and is:

(A) Eligible for certification as a therapeutic recreation specialist or as an activities professional by a recognized accrediting body on or after October 1, 1990; or

(B) Has 2 years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last 5 years, one of which was full-time in a therapeutic activities program; or

(C) Is a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant; or

(D) Has completed a training course approved by the State.

Other related duties that may become necessary or as directed by the supervisor, department head and/or Administration.

Must be available to work more than eight (8) hours per day or more than forty (40) hours per week.