Activities Director

ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR

Job Description:

Plans, organizes, and directs or carries out a program of activities, which will provide entertainment, intercommunication, exercise, relaxation, opportunity to express creative talent, and fulfill basic psychological, social, and spiritual needs for our residents. Will be available to all residents as requested by the residents' physicians, subject to their written restrictions and limitations.


Essential Job Duties:
• Initiates and promotes activities both within the institution and outside the institution to stimulate and promote resident interest and general well being.
• Encourages hobbies and provide materials and supplies in keeping with each resident's financial status and department budget. Encourages craft activities among residents, in groups or individually, in recreational areas or in residents' rooms.
• Instructs and supervises residents during craft activities.
• Complies with safety regulations and policies.
• Encourages social communication among residents through group activities and recreation.
• Plans parties, provides games, and encourages residents to assist in the planning, such as making table decorations, wrapping gifts, trimming room or area, and other similar activities.
• Schedules movies, obtains films, and operates projector.
• Plans trips (shopping, scenic, other) and arranges for transportation and supervision.
• Schedules outside activities and arranges transportation and supervision.
• Encourages residents to participate in religious activities to fulfill their basic spiritual needs, through visits with local ministers, attendance at religious services whenever possible, spiritual reading material, and others.
• Encourages intellectual / educational development through literature, lectures, movies, cultural events, and other activities available in the community.
• Visits bed-bound residents, writes letters for them, runs errands. May assist residents to church services, appointments, etc.
• Provides library service for residents in cooperation with local library.
• Must demonstrate a moderate level of computer literacy in order to use and access our systems and tools within our facilities to complete online tasks and documentation.
• Must be able to effectively communicate and interact professionally with staff and residents.
• May contact relatives at residents' request and may act as liaison with relatives.
• Requisitions, and upon approval of Administrator, purchases supplies, equipment, arid materials to carry out programs.
• Is responsible for appearance of work area.
• Requires assisting physically limited residents by lifting, carrying, turning, etc.
• Must be familiar with OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard and Amity Care's Exposure Control policy.
• May perform other duties as directed by the Administrator.

Please note that all candidates must be able to perform the full range of job functions as outlined in this description to be considered for this position. If you require an accommodation during the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the position, please contact Human Resources.