Activity Director

Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay

Retention Bonus

401K with Employer Match

Pet Insurance

Cell Phone Discounts

Christmas Club Savings

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Service Award Program

Tuition Reimbursement

New Wage Scale

Employee-Owned Company

ESOP

Shift Differentials

Job summary

ContinuingHealthcare Solutions is seeking an Activity Director to lead the Activity Department in a long-term care setting. You will plan, organize, develop, and direct activities aligned with federal, state, and local standards, ensuring engaging programs that support residents’ well-being.

The role emphasizes leadership, regulatory knowledge, and program development, with supportive management. This employer-owned company offers great benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activities professional licensed by the state and eligible for certification, or have two years of social/recreation program experience in the last five years.
• Marketing experience is preferred.
• Must read, write, speak and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Activity Department per standards and policies.
• Ensure activities meet residents' physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being through assessments.
• Lead and supervise personnel to provide engaging activities while maintaining safety and quality of care.
• Incorporate new methods and principles into activity services.

Skills

Independent decision making

Regulations knowledge

People leadership

Patience and empathy

Adaptability to new methods

Resident condition communication

Education

Therapeutic recreation license / activities professional

Job description

This is a great time to consider joining ContinuingHealthcare Solutions as a Activity Director! Now offering thebest opportunities in long term care for our Activity Director's.We care about our Activity Director's and think you will agreewhen you hear what we have to offer.

Continuing Healthcare Solutions is the "Employer ofChoice" in our industry and we invite you to come join uswhere you will enjoy a great work environment as a ActivityDirector and be appreciated for your hard work and dedication tothe residents we serve.

CHS is not just another long-term care company, we're anemployee-owned company (ESOP!), meaning you are an owner andstakeholder in our collective growth and success. We believe inempowering our team, providing exceptional care to our residents,and being an industry leader throughout the communities we serve.

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Experience and Skills

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions whencircumstances warrant such action.
• Must be knowledgeable of regulations governing activityservices in nursing care facilities. Must demonstrate theknowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate tothe age-related needs of the residents served.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel,residents, family members, visitors, governmentagencies/personnel and the general public.
• Must possess leadership ability and willingness to workharmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition andenthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based onwhatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.
• Must possess the ability to seek out new methods andprinciples and be willing to incorporate them into existingactivity services.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety ofother individuals in the workplace.
• Must be able to complete all other duties as assigned byadministrator or designee.

Qualifications:

• Must be a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or anactivities professional who is licensed by this state and iseligible for certification as recreation specialist or as anactivities professional: or Must have, as a minimum, two (2)years experience in a social or recreation program within thelast five (5) years, one (1) of which was full-time in a patientactivities program in a health care setting; or Must havecompleted a training course approved by this state.
• Marketing experience is preferred
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand theEnglish language.

The primary purpose of this job position is to plan, organize,develop, and direct the overall operation of the ActivityDepartment in accordance with current federal, state, and localstandards, guidelines and regulations, or established policies andprocedures, and as may be directed by the Administrator and/orActivity consultant, to assure that an on-going program ofactivities is designed to meet, in accordance with thecomprehensive assessment, the interests and the physical, mental,and psychosocial well-being of each resident.

Daily Pay Available

Annual Retention Bonus

401K with Employer Match after 30 days of employment

Pet Insurance

Cell Phone Discounts

Christmas Club Savings Account

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Service Award Program/Employee Recognition Program

Tuition Reimbursement Program

New Wage Scale (Call for Details)

Employee-Owned Company! Come be a partner in our sucess!

Employee Stock Ownership Plan- You're not just an employee,you're an owner!

Generous Shift Differentials and much more