Resident Life & Activities Director

Sun City Post Acute; Sun City (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun City Post Acute is seeking an Activity Director to plan, organize, and direct the facility's activity department, ensuring programs meet the physical, mental, and psychosocial needs of residents.

The role emphasizes staying current with regulations, coordinating across staff and families, and developing monthly schedules that include outings and in-room activities for residents with varying abilities. Certification in Activity Director is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferable one-year experience in a long-term care facility.
• Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Mathematical Skills: fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions.
• Reasoning Ability: solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Certificate: Activity Director certification.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct resident-centered activities.
• Keep abreast of current federal and state regulations and professional standards.
• Provide communication between staff, residents, families, and agencies.
• Participate in community planning related to facility interests and resident needs.
• Assist in surveys and plan of correction for activity deficiencies.
• Develop monthly activity schedules including outings and in-room activities for bed-bound residents.
• Encourage resident participation in self-initiated activities and provide materials (Braille/audio books) as needed.
• Ensure charted activity notes are informative and reflective of resident responses.

Skills

Reading procedures

Policy comprehension

Presentation skills

Numerical reasoning

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Activity Director certification

Job description

Sun City Post Acute is seeking an Activity Director to plan, organize, and direct the facility's activity department, ensuring programs meet the physical, mental, and psychosocial needs of residents.

The role emphasizes staying current with regulations, coordinating across staff and families, and developing monthly schedules that include outings and in-room activities for residents with varying abilities. Certification in Activity Director is preferred.