Activity Director

Responsibilities

• Create an engaging, active, and home-like atmosphere while planning, organizing, and implementing activities for the residents.
• Plan, schedule, organize, direct, and conduct a variety of activities for the residents and their visiting family members or friends.
• Plan trips outside of the community to meet the various needs of residents.
• Uphold morale of residents by offering adequate and diversified recreational activities and plan sufficient supervision for each activity.
• Reach out to residents who are confined to their rooms and attempt to find forms of engagement that they can participate in.
• Arrange visits of Priest, Rabbi, Minister, or other clergy for spiritual wellbeing of residents.
• Coordinate monthly birthday parties to honor the residents.
• Assist with parties, activities, and decorating for all holidays throughout the year with events to be held on and around the holiday.
• Inform all residents of upcoming activities through various channels including, but not limited to creating a monthly activities calendar, posting the calendar on the community bulletin board, using flyers to communicate regarding special events or changes, uploading calendars and special events on Viva’s community’s website, and uploading calendars on Sol drop box communication method.
• Communicate activities and events to Viva’s staff to maintain all staff involvement in encouraging resident participation in Viva's lifestyle as well as assistance in transporting residents to scheduled events.
• Aid in Resident Lifestyle Survey (RLS) interviews to collect information regarding resident interests, background and habits that drive the ever-changing activities programming.
• Be proficient in facilitating small group or one-on-one activities with residents who prefer these engagements in the form of specialized focus groups.
• Oversee and lead exercise modules to ensure Viva’s standards for physical wellness are being met.
• Coordinate the organization of a resident council and moderate the meetings which function to give residents a voice in the management of their community; their “home”.
• Maintain a current record of community services, resources, programs, and community materials accessible to staff, residents, and residents’ families.
• Implement and maintain a “Buddy Committee”, Ambassador’s Club, or Welcome Wagon for new residents to reduce the difficulties associated with the adjustment period and promote vocational opportunities for experienced residents.
• Write and print the community’s newsletter – fill newsletter with new residents, resident photos, upcoming events, past events, resident birthdays, recipes, fun anecdotes, appropriate humor, or interesting current events.
• Schedule and transport residents via bus to group events, activities, and houses of worship. Assist residents on and off the bus as needed.
• Manage activities staff and bus driver in a way which allows staff to reach their potential by clearly communicating and supervising their duties and responsibilities.
• Perform all duties and responsibilities that is deemed appropriate and/or necessary by the Executive Director.
• Be innovative and creative to fit the ever-changing day-to-day circumstances or situations. Adapt set activities to keep residents interested and attentive.

Requirements

• An associate degree from an accredited college or university, or satisfactory completion of two years of college; in either case with major work in recreation or a related field; or two years of full-time experience in the recreation field with a dependent, adult population.
• An associate's degree from an accredited college or university or satisfactory completion of two years of college with major work in recreation unless the facility receives the prior written approval of the department.
• Annual Health Requirements: Must provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test. Annual Physical and Sensory Requirements (With or Without the Aid of Mechanical Devices): Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday. Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position. Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met. Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical examination. Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, agitated residents. Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet. May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.