Activity Director

Job Duties

• Planning, organizing, and implementing a program of activity/leisure pursuits designed to meet the social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, educational and physical needs and interests of residents.
• Developing and implementing comprehensive therapeutic recreation programs and services to meet the psycho-social, physical, and cognitive needs of residents.
• Assessing, selecting, organizing, and implementing recreational services to meet the individualized needs and interest of the residents.
• Developing and delivering activity/recreational programming to promote the resident’s opportunities for engaging in normal life enhancement pursuits and to increase and/or maintain functioning levels.
• Completing the “Preferences for Routine and Activities” section of the Minimal Data Set, the CAA when triggered, the Company Recreation/Activity Evaluation within five (5) business days of admission;
• Attending and participating in Resident Care Plan Meetings;
• Reviewing/documents resident progress regularly according to center policy.
• Conducting admissions interviews, documentation, completing the activities section of the MDS assessment tool, and writing the corresponding CAA and care plans.
• Completing a monthly calendar of available activity/recreational programs and posting it in the center.
• Identifying activity preferences and current activity pursuits from interviews and clinical record;
• Identifying health issues that result in reduced activity participation;
• Documenting findings including source if applicable.
• Completing standardized assessment data for each resident at regular intervals and developing an individualized plan of care based on the identified needs, strengths, and preferences of the resident.
• Implementing strategies to assist residents with increasing their involvement in activities that are appropriate to functional or situational limitations.
• Charting individual resident’s attendance and participation in group, individual and one-on-one recreational pursuits daily;
• Actively monitoring resident activity to identify risk factors and/or changes in condition.
• Planning community activities that jointly include the community, staff, families and residents.
• Assuring physician’s approval for involvement in activity/recreational programs;
• Maintaining precautions/limitations list on each resident.
• Providing residents with opportunities and support for involvement in group and individual leisure pursuits (i.e. arts/crafts, community outings, religious activities, intellectual/educational activities, community/center service activities) based upon individual interests and needs.
• Inviting/encouraging residents’ participation.
• Supporting each resident’s right to self-determination;
• Documenting resident refusal of activity services offered.
• Assisting residents in the organization and implementation of Resident Council Meetings.
• Cooking an effective Volunteer Program.
• Assisting in planning, coordinating, and conducting continuing education programs and special in-service training sessions relevant to the needs of department personnel.
• Participating in department budget planning and supplying monthly report to administrator;
• Staying within budget for activities supplies and entertainment.

Qualifications

• Accreditation as a Certified Activity Director;
• Completion of a state approved Activity Director training course;
• Bachelor’s degree in recreation therapy or related area.
• Should be licensed or registered either nationally or by the State in which practicing.
• One-year experience as an Activity Director in long term care.
• Two years of experience conducting social/recreational programs within the past five years, one of which was full-time in a resident activities program in a health care setting.