Activity Director

Job Description

Job Description

Vista Springs Careers

Find Your Greater Purpose

Vista Springs offers many wonderful perks including, but not limited to:

• Heavily subsidized low cost major medical plan.
• Short Term Disability
• 401K
• Dental and Vision Insurance, retirement plan, and generous Paid Time Off
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Program.
• Advancement Potential.
• Catered Living/Active Lifestyle, Assisted Living and Memory Care Community
• Realize your full potential for career growth and professional excellence by bringing your full-self every day to thrive in our Joy in Work environment in one of our beautiful Award-winning purpose-built and master-planned communities.
• Be part of a dynamic and dedicated team.

Working conditions:

Full time

Monday- Friday (available Saturday and Sunday)

40 hours – 5 days a week (hours may vary)

10% travel required

Purpose:

To provide the best quality of life and engaging daily activities to residents as a group or on an individual basis. Meeting physically, socially, mentally, emotionally and spiritually and needs of the residents. Present a safe, positive, caring and professional image at all times.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Plan, schedule and implement quality activities
2. Prepare the monthly activities calendar.
3. Update the activity board.
4. Maintain required files for life enrichment documentation
5. Hire, train, schedule and maintain a qualified staff
6. Recruit and coordinate volunteers
7. Budget
8. Current and new resident activity assessments.
9. Care plan for resident activity levels.
10. Create and maintain relationships with residents and their families.
11. Resident council meetings
12. Schedule, plan and prepare for special events and resident outings.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Prepare the newsletter.
2. Purchase supplies as needed.
3. Thank you cards and other correspondence
4. Ensuring equipment is functioning properly.
5. Mail delivery for resident banking services
6. Community relations
7. Perform other duties as directed by the Executive Director.
8. Orders flowers for new resident, birthdays, etc.

Supervisory Responsibilities

In charge of the Life Engagement coordinators, assistants and volunteers.

Educational Requirements

Degree in Recreational Therapy, specialty courses certified locally and nationally and experience in long term care.

Certificates, licenses, registrations

Your state certification

Work Experience

Prior experience in planning and executing daily activities and long term care plans. Have had experience working and communicating with dementia, Alzheimer’s, handicapped patients and worked with a geriatric population. Supervisory experience a must.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with residents, staff, customers on a one-on-one basis or in a group setting. Must be able to speak, read and write using Basic English skills.

Physical Demands

Physical work may include lifting up to 50 lbs., stooping, pulling, carrying, twisting, bending, walking, pushing and standing to perform all aspects of the job on a day-to-day basis.

Additional Information

Must be able to work in a team player environment, multi-task, detailed orientated person, organized and follow through skills. Must have a high level of communication skills to interact with residents, families and staff.

** This job description portrays in general terms the duties and responsibilities of the position. It is in no way intended to limit management’s flexibility to assign work responsibilities.