Senior Recreation Director: Therapeutic Programs

Sodus-Rehabilitation-and-Nursing-Center; Village of Sodus (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Sodus-Rehabilitation-and-Nursing-Center in New York state seeks a qualified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist/Activities professional with supervisory experience to lead a dynamic activities program for residents.

Must hold state-approved training and National certification (NCTR); 2 years in a related social or recreational program and 3+ years in progressive Activities/Recreation, including LTC settings. Bachelor's preferred. Join a team dedicated to enriching residents’ lives.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for certification as a therapeutic recreation specialist or activities professional, 2 years of experience in a social or recreational program within the past 5 years.
• Has completed a State-approved training course.
• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree (preferred) in Recreational Therapy or related field.
• 3+ years of progressive Activities/Recreation experience including supervisory experience. Previous LTC experience required.
• National certification from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation (NCTR)

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that programs offered encompass a wide variety of activities, both individual and groups, meet the needs of all residents based on their individualized plan of care.
• Review department policies and procedures, annually, and participate in making recommended changes.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for the identification of medically related activity needs of the resident.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments.
• Plans a variety of engaging activity programs 7 days/week (including evenings, weekend and holidays.)
• Plans activities that are appropriate to the needs of the residents (includes but is not limited to: small and large group programs, individual pursuits, sensory activities, clubs, special interests, spiritual and religious activities, one to one activities, community outings).
• Prepares a monthly calendar of activities that is posted in prominent areas and provided to every resident.
• Prepares a monthly staffing schedule that includes evening and weekend and holiday coverage.
• Ensures that all documentation requirements are met (MDS, assessments, care plans).
• Develops a system to record resident participation/attendance to activities/outings.
• Participates in morning meeting, department head meetings, care plan meetings, and any other meeting as directed by the facility administrator.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program.
• Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service residents as needed/required.
• Participates in inspections (survey) conducted by authorized agencies.
• Maintains allotted budget.
• Plans a monthly resident council meeting (and any other resident committees such as food committee) and is the staff liaison for the resident council president and other resident executive committee members. Takes minutes of meetings and ensures that all resident concerns are addressed.
• Organizes and coordinates special community outings with resident interests in mind.
• Arranges regular entertainment, parties, seasonal programs and special events.
• Plans and coordinates staff events at the request of the administrator.
• Supervises the volunteer program for the facility.
• Coordinates community grass roots programming and serves as facility representative at local events.
• Demonstrates the mission, vision, and values of the facility through professional excellence.
• Reports any change in condition of a resident to the appropriate supervisor.
• Reports any resident care issues to the appropriate supervisor.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Program development

Community planning

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Recreational Therapy

Job description

Sodus-Rehabilitation-and-Nursing-Center in New York state seeks a qualified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist/Activities professional with supervisory experience to lead a dynamic activities program for residents.

Must hold state-approved training and National certification (NCTR); 2 years in a related social or recreational program and 3+ years in progressive Activities/Recreation, including LTC settings. Bachelor's preferred. Join a team dedicated to enriching residents’ lives.