Director of Celebrations - Activities Director

About the role

TerraBella Senior Living is seeking a Director of Celebrations to join their community in Morninside of Wilmington. The role involves developing and overseeing resident services, planning and coordinating lifestyle programs, and managing various aspects of community activities.

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 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 it for final approval, and 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 within budgetary guidelines, prepares the Celebrations Operating Budget, organizes and supervises a volunteer staff, addresses resident groups, and facilitates appropriate mixed group activities.
• 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.