Activity / Recreation Director - Assisted Living

Clear Destination Inc.; Hamden (CT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 holidays & floating holidays

Vacation and Wellness PTO

Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits

401k Retirement Plan with CompanyMatch

Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Benchmark Senior Living seeks an Activities Director to join its leadership team at Hamden, overseeing the assisted living activity program and coordinating with families and community organizations. The role requires developing engaging activities seven days a week and leading a team to create meaningful resident experiences.

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent, leadership experience, and a background in working with seniors. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in aging/disability or related field.
• Experience designing programs for seniors or disabled individuals.
• Management and leadership experience.
• Prior work with seniors preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implements events and programs to enhance the assisted living experience and improve resident quality of life.
• Evaluates programs to ensure quality and suitability for all residents.
• Develops a seven-day activity program engaging for all residents.
• Leads family-centered programming to promote participation and scheduling.
• Oversees activity staff and transportation coordination, including the Van Driver.
• Produces newsletters and calendars to communicate activities and daily schedules.

Skills

Leadership

Program development

Event planning

Staff coordination

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Benchmark at Hamden is hiring an Activities Director to join their leadership team. The schedule for the positions is Sunday to Thursday.

Joining the Benchmark Senior Living team means putting your passion to work. Our associates feel a sense of belonging with the care that they provide, empowered by the open and reliable team that surrounds them. Our diverse and skilled workforce takes immense pride in a shared commitment: a devotion to providing caring and dedicated service. In our supportive environment, associates can learn and grow. With professional and personal training programs, as well as education for career advancement, we empower associates to explore their interests, feed their passion, and pursue growth opportunities. We invite you to connect with your calling, find purpose in your career, and gain lifelong relationships through the power of human connection by transforming the lives of seniors!

The Program 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.