Activities Director

Lunar Healthcare; Hawk Ridge (MD); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

PTO

Disability insurance

Job summary

Copper Ridge Nursing & Assisted Living Center is seeking an exceptionally organized Activities Director to create and oversee a senior enrichment program. The role involves gauging resident interests, designing engaging activities, and ensuring resources and staff support.

You will analyze uptake to keep the program stimulating and inclusive for all abilities. Success means developing diverse activities sensitive to physical and cognitive differences, promoting well-being, joy, and a tranquil

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Certification is preferred.
• Appropriate training is advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience as an Activities Director for a similar group is required.
• Computer literate with budgeting tools.
• Top-notch program, event planning, and supervision skills.
• Upbeat, communicative, and empathic disposition.
• Willingness to work occasional weekends.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with staff and clinicians to promote healing and belonging through activities.
• Conduct needs assessments to gauge physical, cognitive, and emotional abilities.
• Identify individual interests and expectations for leisure time.
• Oversee the use of available finances for activities.
• Develop a diverse activities program sensitive to occupants’ needs.
• Procure supplies for activities, via purchase or lease.
• Source, train, and supervise Activities Assistants.
• Advertise events well in advance of their scheduled times.
• Supervise and participate in events with staff and occupants.
• Compile periodic reports on successes, constraints, and next steps.

Skills

Program planning

Event coordination

Supervision

Communication

Empathy

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Certification preferred

Appropriate training

Tools

Budgeting tools

Job description

Position Title:Activities Director

Summary:Copper Ridge Nursing & Assisted Living Center is searching for an exceptionally organized and engaging activities director to create and oversee the rollout of our senior enrichment program. The Activities Director will be expected to gauge individual interests, conceptualize appropriate activities, and ensure the availability of all necessary resources. You should also analyze uptake to ensure that the program remains stimulating.

To be successful as an activities director, you should devise programs that are sensitive to differences in physical and cognitive abilities. A phenomenal activities director will use their work as a vessel to promote the enjoyment and tranquility that our space affords its occupants.

Duties may include, but not limited to:

• 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.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certification preferred
• Appropriate training is highly advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience as an Activities Director for a similar group.
• Computer literate with sound knowledge of budgeting tools.
• Top-notch program, event planning, and supervision skills.
• Upbeat, communicative, and empathic disposition.
• Committed to fostering well-being and fun.
• Willingness to avail yourself for occasional weekend work.

Physical Requirements:Push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds to a minimum height of three (3) feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet. (Not a complete list)

Preferred Skills:

Activitiesexperience in a long-term care setting preferred, but not required.

Benefits:

401k, health, life, vision, and dental insurance, PTO (paid time off), disability insurance, and stability in the strong leadership/management team who strives & achieves customer service excellence with dedicated staff qualifications.

*Per the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, COVID-19 vaccines, or an approved exemption, are mandatory and are a requirement to work in our community.

Copper Ridge is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a drug-free workplace.