Activities Director

AristaCare at Edison; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Rates

401(k) Retirement Plan

Healthcare benefits (medical, dental,

Job summary

AristaCare at Edison seeks an Activities Director to plan, organize, and direct the Recreation/Activity Department in accordance with regulations and policies. You will design ongoing activity programs tailored to meet residents’ physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.

The role requires CTRS preferred and at least two years in a social or recreation program within the past five years; SNF experience is preferred. This is a full-time, on-site position with benefits and a competitive rate.

Qualifications

• CTRS preferred.
• Must have as a minimum two (2) years of experience in a social or recreation program within the last five (5) years
• Experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility is preferred

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the activity programs of this facility.
• Assist in the development, administering, and coordinating of department policies and procedures.
• Provide consultation to members of our staff, community agencies, etc., in efforts to solve the needs and problems of the resident through the development of activity programs.
• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related activity functions to ensure that tasks involving potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.

Skills

CTRS

Two years experience

Job description

This is an official AristaCare Talent Acquisition job posting. Candidates who apply through this posting will work directly with our in-house Talent Acquisition Team throughout the recruitment process — not through a third-party staffing or recruitment agency.

Responsibility

The Activities Director is responsible to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Recreation/ Activity Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Administrator, to assure that an on-going program of activities is designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident.

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the activity programs of this facility.
• Assist in the development, administering, and coordinating of department policies and procedures.
• Provide consultation to members of our staff, community agencies, etc., in efforts to solve the needs and problems of the resident through the development of activity programs.
• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related activity functions to ensure that tasks involving potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.

Requirements

• CTRS preferred
• Must have as a minimum two (2) years of experience in a social or recreation program within the last five (5) years
• Experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility is preferred

We are proud to offer:

• Competitive Rates
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision)
• Paid time off