Activites Director

Adira Bossier; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Adira Bossier in Missouri seeks an Activities Coordinator to design and oversee an engaging program promoting residents’ physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. You will collaborate with clinicians and staff to tailor activities to individual needs and interests.

Responsibilities include needs assessments, planning diverse activities, managing supplies and budgets, supervising assistants, promoting events, and preparing quarterly progress reports for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Collaborate with staff and clinicians to understand how activities promote healing and belonging.
• Conduct needs assessments to identify physical, cognitive, and emotional abilities.
• Determine individual interests and expectations regarding leisure time.
• Determine and oversee the use of available finances.
• Develop an activities program that is diverse and sensitive to occupants' needs.
• Purchase or lease supplies for all activities.
• Source, train, and monitor the work of Activities Assistants.
• Advertise events well in advance of their scheduled times.
• Supervise and participate in events with staff and occupants.
• Compile periodic reports outlining successes, constraints, and next steps.

Job description

Job Summary

Provides for an ongoing program of activities designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident.

Essential Functions

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization
• Collaborating with staff and clinicians to understand the ways in which activities can promote healing and belonging.
• Conducting needs assessments to ascertain physical, cognitive, and emotional abilities.
• Determining individual interests and expectations regarding leisure time.
• Determining and overseeing the use of available finances.
• Developing an activities program that is both sufficiently diverse and sensitive to our occupants' requirements.
• Purchasing or leasing supplies for all activities.
• Sourcing, training, and monitoring the work of Activities Assistants.
• Advertising events well in advance of their scheduled times.
• Supervising and participating in events alongside staff and occupants.
• Compiling periodic reports that outline successes, constraints, and the way forward.