Resident Life & Activities Director

Avina Healthcare; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Avina Healthcare is seeking an Activities Director to lead independent living resident activities, plan a balanced calendar, and coordinate outings. This role focuses on engaging residents through social, cultural, wellness, and educational programs, while ensuring safety and clear communication with residents and staff.

Responsibilities include partnering with marketing for events, managing billing for activities, and maintaining organized records.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; associate or bachelor’s preferred.
• Experience planning and leading activities, events, recreation, fitness, hospitality, or resident services; experience with older adults preferred.
• Current CPR/AED and first aid certification, or ability to obtain within required timeframe.
• Proficiency with calendars, email, word processing, publications, digital signage, and basic billing/recordkeeping; TELS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all Independent Living resident activities and maintain a welcoming, inclusive environment that encourages participation.
• Create a balanced activities calendar that serves a wide range of resident interests, abilities, schedules, and levels of participation.
• Schedule three to four entertainment programs, one resident birthday party, and at least two outings each month.
• Provide a weekly movie program, with the monthly schedule including two daytime and two evening showings.
• Attend resident outings, coordinate logistics, monitor participation, and follow community safety procedures.
• Plan and facilitate social, cultural, recreational, educational, wellness, and special-event programming.
• Monitor program participation and resident feedback, and adjust offerings to improve relevance, accessibility, and engagement.
• Submit required documentation and requests for entertainer and vendor checks in accordance with community procedures.

Skills

Program planning

Resident engagement

Communication

Organization

Safety awareness

Collaboration

Event management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Tools

TELS

Digital signage

Billing systems

Calendar management

MS Office

Job description

Avina Healthcare is seeking an Activities Director to lead independent living resident activities, plan a balanced calendar, and coordinate outings. This role focuses on engaging residents through social, cultural, wellness, and educational programs, while ensuring safety and clear communication with residents and staff.

Responsibilities include partnering with marketing for events, managing billing for activities, and maintaining organized records.