Activity Director

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate activities to promote residents' active involvement with each other, their families, and the community.
• Involvement with all residents, staff, residents' families, volunteers, and community resources.
• Maintain a written updated residents' interest list and capabilities.
• Plan a minimum of 14 hours of group activities and individual activities per week using the "Activities Supervisor's Guide."
• Prepare a monthly calendar for planned activities in large print and post in a prominent location on the first day of each month, updating as needed.
• Include social and recreational, diversional and intellectual, and work-type and volunteer activities on the posted calendar.
• Evaluate the overall effectiveness of the activities program at least once every six months.
• Aid in residents' transportation as related to the activities program.
• Plan for assisting residents to participate in at least one outing every other month.
• Take inventory and purchase activities' supplies including recreational equipment, supplies for games, books, current magazines, and daily newspaper for living and recreational areas.
• Ensure receipts for activity supplies are signed and kept on file for ED/Administrator.
• Help maintain the self-respect, personal dignity, and physical safety of each resident.
• Report any accident/incident to ED/Administrator, Administrator-In-Charge, or SIC.
• Work cooperatively with all other staff and relate favorably to residents and families.
• Be familiar with confidentiality of resident information and adhere to requirements.
• Be familiar with and apply adult care home accident, fire safety, OSHA, and emergency procedures.
• Assist residents in exercising the Adult Care Home Residents' Bill of Rights.
• Ensure careful treatment of adult care home equipment and utilization of supplies.
• Adhere to all adult care home and employee policies.
• Participate in job-related continuing education as per ED/Administrator's instructions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by ED/Administrator.

Requirements

• Valid NC Driver's License.
• At least 8 years of driving experience.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull minimum of 50 pounds.
• High School Diploma or GED, or passed the Alternative Exam provided by NCDHSH.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Course-related studies or at least six months' experience working in a recreational environment with individuals in a group setting.
• Good computer skills.
• Two-step tuberculin skin test (first test prior to hire and second test within two weeks of first test).
• Maintain resident confidentiality and Residents' Bill of Rights.
• No substantiated findings on the NC Personnel Registry or Health Care Program.
• Clear SBI and DMV record and maintain during employment period.
• Obtain certificate for the basic activity course for assisted living activity directors within 9-Months of start date.