Activity Director

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate activities designed to promote the active involvement of residents living in an Assisted Living Community.
• Demonstrate 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, considering residents' interests.
• 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.
• Assist residents in transportation related to the activities program when indicated by ED/Administrator.
• 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, within the community's budget and according to administrative policy.
• 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 able to apply all the home's accident, fire safety, OSHA, and emergency procedures.
• Be familiar with the Adult Care Home Residents' Bill of Rights and assist residents with exercising these rights.
• Assure careful treatment of Adult Care Home equipment and utilization of supplies.
• Be responsible for reading and adhering 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 NCDHRS.
• 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.