Activity Coordinator

Flippa.com; West Memphis (AR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Activities Coordinator to enhance the lives of patients through engaging and meaningful activities. This role involves assessing individual needs, planning creative activities, and fostering a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will have a passion for helping others and experience in social services. Join a team dedicated to empowering individuals and making a difference in their lives. This position offers a fulfilling opportunity to contribute to the well-being of at-risk youth in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• Experience working in children's services or residential settings preferred.
• Must be at least 21 years old and hold a valid State Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Assess and plan activities based on patients' interests and needs.
• Document patient progress and adapt activities for success.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Activity Planning

Documentation

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

2 Years of College Education in Social Sciences

Job description

The Activities Coordinator is primarily responsible for providing services to the activity program to meet the patients’/residents’ social, recreational, physical, educational, and spiritual needs by using meaningful activities. The Activity Programs are used to enable the patients/residents to function and maintain their dignity and fullest mental and physical capacity for as long as possible. These programs also aim to enhance the patient’s/resident’s feelings of usefulness and encourage self-confidence, self-respect, and empowerment.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Appropriately assess and re-assess the patients’/residents’ activity interests, needs, and concerns through observation, conversation, and written information.
2. Write patient/resident progress notes accurately, neatly, and in a timely manner, in accordance with facility and departmental documentation standards/regulations.
3. Record patient/resident codings/changes and other necessary information accurately and promptly.
4. Plan and choose patient/resident activities with creativity and variety.
5. Assist with writing unplanned events or changes to scheduled events on appropriate calendars/notices. Notify other departments/nursing units as necessary.
6. Plan the calendar with appropriate, age-related patient/resident activities, both in large and small groups or using one-to-one treatments, emphasizing activities the resident is interested in.
7. Assist patients/residents to perform or participate in activities.
8. Adapt activities to ensure the patient/resident can be successful with minimal help, maintaining their highest functioning capabilities.
9. Work cooperatively with other Activity staff and disciplines to foster a safe and least restrictive environment for the patient/resident.

Qualifications

1. Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
2. High School diploma or GED. Preferably, one (1) year experience working in a children's services program or residential setting. Alternatively, a minimum of two years of college education with at least 12 semester (18 quarter) hours in social sciences can be substituted for work experience.
3. Valid State Driver's License with appropriate endorsements.

Physical Demands

• This position requires standing, walking, sitting, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, and hearing. The staff must be able to occasionally lift and/or move 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities are required, including close, distant, and peripheral vision, color and depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• The staff must be able to perform physical restraints using authorized techniques as a last resort for protection from harm.

Work Environment

• The environment involves working with 'At Risk' youth who may exhibit inappropriate behaviors, use profanity, or display sexually explicit language. They may have a history of violence or assaultive behaviors, and staff may be exposed to racial slurs, derogatory comments, or threats of harm. Occasional exposure to the elements is possible.

Note: This job description is not exhaustive. Employees may perform other related responsibilities as assigned. The organization reserves the right to review or change duties as needed. This description does not constitute a contract of employment.