Activity Director Certified

Rancho Seco Care Center; Galt (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Rancho Seco Care Center in California seeks an Activities Director to lead the activities program, ensuring social, psychosocial and therapeutic needs of residents are met. The role involves directing development, implementation, and evaluation of activities, completing assessment components, and aligning care plans with individual resident skills and interests.

A qualified professional will work within state guidelines to coordinate with care teams and families, promoting engagement and quality

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified therapeutic recreation professional or an activities professional by a recognized accrediting body.
• Has completed a state-approved training course.
• Experience directing and evaluating activities programs.

Responsibilities

• Direct the development, implementation, supervision and ongoing evaluation of the activities program.
• Complete and direct the activity component of the resident's comprehensive assessment.
• Contribute to the care plan goals and approaches tailored to each resident's skills and interests.

Skills

Therapeutic recreation

Program development

Assessment & care planning

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in recreation therapy or related field

Job description

The Activities Program must be directed by a qualified professional who is a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activities professional by a recognized accrediting body who has completed a training course approved by the state.

The Activities Director is responsible for directing the development, implementation, supervision and ongoing evaluation of the activities program designed to meet the social, psychosocial and therapeutic needs of the resident. This includes the completion and/or directing/delegating the completion of the activity's component of the comprehensive assessment; and contributing to and/or directing/delegating the contribution to the comprehensive care plan goals and approaches that are individualized to match the skills abilities, and interests/preferences of each resident in compliance with federal and state regulations.