Director of Celebrations - Activities Director

About the role

TerraBella Senior Living is seeking a Director of Celebrations to join the vibrant community of Morningside of Raleigh. This role is responsible for planning and conducting lifestyle programs that enhance the health, wellbeing, engagement, and growth of residents.

Responsibilities

• Plans, schedules, and conducts lifestyle programs providing physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and spiritual opportunities for residents.
• Plans appropriate programs for holidays and special events.
• Recruits and develops additional resources for services to the residents.
• Initiates correspondence, including public relations communications with outside organizations, service groups, and volunteers.
• Advises and motivates residents regarding appropriate individual and group activities based on resident interests and opportunities for growth.
• Prepares and organizes a calendar of events. Submits the calendar to the Executive Director for final approval. Posts and distributes the calendar.
• Develops and prints the community newsletter.
• Provides leadership of lifestyle program.
• Coordinates the community library.
• Purchases and maintains equipment and supplies in accordance with budgetary guidelines.
• Prepares preliminary draft of Celebrations Operating Budget.
• Organizes and supervises a volunteer staff.
• Addresses resident groups and other groups on subjects of common interest.
• Maintains a database and prepares reports on resident quality assurance assessments, participation, and satisfaction.
• Supervises staff of Recreation and Event Coordinators across the multiple levels of service in a retirement community.
• Participates in community in-services.
• Demonstrates competence in Federal, State, and Local regulations, requirements for skilled nursing, assisted living, and/or independent living as applicable; ensures compliance.
• Develops, facilitates, and analyzes resident surveys to determine ongoing activities are in place that meet the resident interests.
• Plans, coordinates, and facilitates appropriate mixed group activities.
• Develops and facilitates daily displays of activities on bulletin boards and/or kiosks in lobbies, elevators, dining rooms, and other resident and team member communication centers.
• Maintains a robust public relations program in support of the activities programming and community relations.
• Implements and facilitates a volunteer recognition program.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Recreation, Therapeutic Recreation, Education, Gerontology, Social Work, Adult Education.
• Three to five years related experience.
• Two years supervisory/management experience.