Activity Director

Benchmark Senior Living; Bedford (NH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays & PTO

Meal discounts

Referral bonus

Wellness programs

Medical/Dental/Vision

401k with company match

Life Insurance & LTD

Job summary

Benchmark Senior Living in Bedford, NH is seeking an Activity Director to coordinate, implement, and evaluate our assisted living program to enhance residents' experiences. The role involves developing relationships with residents, families, and community organizations, and overseeing activity staff and transportation teams.

The position is Monday–Friday with a Manager on Duty rotation. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required, and a strong background in senior programming and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and knowledge of aging and disability issues.
• Experience developing programs appropriate for elders and disabled individuals.
• Management and leadership experience.
• Previous experience working with seniors preferred.
• Experience in Microsoft Office preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implements events and programs to enhance the assisted living experience and improve resident quality of life.
• Evaluates programs to ensure quality meets residents' needs.
• Develops a seven-day-a-week activity program that is engaging for all residents.
• Monthly family-centered programming to promote participation and ease of scheduling.
• Leads one-on-one, small group, and large group programming per schedule.
• Supports and directs independent program pursuits for individuals and groups.
• Views all aspects of care as activity and supports residents’ abilities.
• Produces monthly newsletter/calendar and daily activity calendar timely for Benchmarks site.
• Manages programming staff, including transportation and the community van driver.

Skills

Leadership

Microsoft Office

Seniors experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Bedford Falls is looking for an Activity Director to join their team!

Monday-Friday schedule with Manager on Duty rotation

Salary: $67,000

The Activity Director is responsible for coordinating, implementing, and evaluating our assisted living program to enhance our resident’s experience, while developing, maintaining and cultivating relationships with community organizations, current residents, and families. The Program Director oversees the activity staff and Van Driver to coordinate and implement resident interests and programs to create a varied yet innovative activity program within the community.

Responsibilities

• Implements events and programs to enhance the assisted living experience and improve the resident quality of life
• Evaluates programs to make sure the quality of programs fits the needs of all residents
• Develops an innovative seven day a week activity program that is engaging for all residents
• Monthly family-centered programming held on a consistent basis to promote participation and ease in scheduling.
• Responsible for leading and implementing one-on-one, small group and large group programming according to the programming schedule
• Supports, encourages, and directs independent program pursuits, both individually and in small groups
• Supports the resident’s abilities by understanding that all aspects of care can be viewed as an activity
• Produces an online and printable quality monthly newsletter and calendar and daily activity calendar on a timely basis, through Benchmarks Internal Social Media Website
• Can manage and support programming associates, including transportation and our community Van Driver

Requirements

• Must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and knowledge of aging and disability issues
• Must be qualified by experience and training to develop programs appropriate for elders and disabled individuals
• Management and Leadership Experience
• Previous experience working with seniors is preferred
• Experience in Microsoft Office Preferred

As a community leader at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:

• 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
• Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off
• Discounted Meal Program
• Associate Referral Bonus Program, up to $1,500
• Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
• Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits; no enrollment waiting period
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Company-provided Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.