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 taking into consideration residents' interest.
• Prepare a monthly calendar for planned activities in large print and post in a prominent location on the first day of each month and update as needed before the activities take place.
• 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 the residents in transportation as related to the activities program when so 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, so as to operate within the community's budget and according to administrative policy.
• Report any accident/incident to ED/Administrator, Administrator-In-Charge or SIC.
• Participate in job-related continuing education as per ED/Administrator's instructions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by ED/Administrator.

Qualifications

• 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).
• Certificate for the basic activity course for assisted living activity directors, within 9-Months of start date.