Activities Director

Chapel Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; Randallstown (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

PTO

DailyPay

Holiday pay

Disability insurance

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

Chapel Hill Nursing Center in Randallstown, MD is seeking an organized and engaging Certified Activity Director to design and oversee our senior enrichment program. You will gauge resident interests, plan diverse activities, and ensure resources are available while promoting comfort and belonging.

The role requires a state-approved Activity Director training, strong budgeting and supervision skills, and willingness to work weekends.

Qualifications

• State-approved Activity Director training is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience as an Activities Director in a similar setting is preferred.
• Proficiency with budgeting tools and computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with staff to promote healing and belonging through activities.
• Conduct needs assessments of residents' abilities.
• Plan activities aligned with residents' interests and needs.
• Oversee budgeting and use of available finances.
• Source, train, and supervise Activities Assistants.
• Coordinate advertising and lead events with staff and residents.
• Prepare periodic reports on successes and future plans.

Skills

Budgeting tools

Event planning

Supervision

Empathy

Education

State approved Activity Director training

High school diploma

Tools

Budgeting tools

Job description

Job description

Certified Activity Director

Chapel Hill Nursing 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 in this role, 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.

Benefits:

• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance, PTO (paid time off), DailyPay with Zayzoon, Holiday pay, disability insurance, employee referral bonuses, and stability in the strong leadership/management team who strives & achieves customer service excellence with dedicated staff qualifications

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:

• Completion of a state approved Activity Director training course.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Appropriate training and/or certification 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:

Activities experience in a long-term care setting preferred but not required.

Chapel Hill Nursing Center is an equal opportunity employer that promotes a drug-free workplace.