Activity Director

Artegan; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 41,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Optional additional Life and Accidents

Short-Term Disability

Critical Illness, hospital, and injury

Vacation and Paid Sick Time

Job summary

Artegan's Courtyard Village at Raleigh Hills in Portland, Oregon is seeking an Activity Director to plan and lead engaging resident programs, outings, and community connections. This role supervises activities staff and volunteers, monitors program impact, and maintains calendars and budgets.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in senior living activities, strong leadership, and excellent communication, with flexibility for evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in activities, recreation, or programming in independent senior living or retirement community.
• Genuine enthusiasm for working with older adults and sparking engagement.
• Strong leadership and supervisory experience preferred.
• Highly organized, creative, and self-motivated with excellent communication.
• Flexible schedule including some evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead resident programming with a monthly calendar.
• Organize outings and community connections for residents.
• Supervise, train, schedule, and support activities staff and volunteers.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and resident satisfaction, and adjust as needed.
• Maintain monthly activities calendar, manage department supplies within budget, prepare reports.
• Coordinate with volunteers, church groups, and other departments to enrich the resident experience.

Skills

Experience in activities management

Engagement with older adults

Leadership and supervision

Organized, creative, proactive

Flexible availability evenings/weekend

Job description

Activity Director

Courtyard Village at Raleigh Hills, located in Portland, Oregon is currently seeking an Activity Director to join our team.

Activity Director duties and responsibilities:

• Plan and lead resident programming. Develop and implement a monthly calendar of individual and group activities — physical, cognitive, social, and spiritual — tailored to resident interests.
• Get out in the community. Organize and accompany residents on outings, day trips, and adventures that bring joy and connection beyond our walls.
• Lead a team. Supervise, train, schedule, and support activities staff and volunteers, and conduct regular performance appraisals.
• Measure what matters. Continuously evaluate program effectiveness and resident satisfaction and make adjustments to keep programming fresh and meaningful.
• Keep things running smoothly. Maintain the monthly activities calendar, manage department supplies inventory within budget, prepare reports, and ensure compliance with standards.
• Be a community connector. Coordinate with volunteers, church groups, community organizations, and other departments to enrich the resident experience.

Activity Director skills and qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in activities, recreation, or programming in independent senior living, or retirement community
• Genuine enthusiasm for working with older adults and a gift for sparking engagement
• Strong leadership skills; supervisory experience preferred
• Highly organized, creative, and self-motivated with excellent communication skills
• Flexible availability including some evenings, weekends, and holidays

Activity Director benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Minimum Life Insurance & Accidental Death Policy
• Optional additional Life and Accidental Death coverage
• Short-Term Disability
• Critical Illness, hospital, and accident insurance
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time

Wage negotiable based on experience; $30-$31 per hour.

Courtyard Village at Raleigh Hills is an Artēgan managed community. We operate retirement, independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities built on a philosophy of human dignity and purpose. We call it Celebrating the Art of Life. Our Events & Adventures Director is one of the most important people helping us make that happen. Check us out at Artegan.com