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About the Role

The Activities Director is responsible for creating an engaging and home-like atmosphere by planning, organizing, and implementing activities for residents to maximize adjustment, healthy lifestyle, and social satisfaction. This role provides direction and oversight to the entire activities department.

Responsibilities

• Create an engaging, active, and home-like atmosphere while planning, organizing, and implementing activities for the residents.
• Provides direction and oversight to the entire activities department.
• Plan, schedule, organize, direct, and conduct a variety of activities for the residents and their visiting family members or friends.
• Plan trips outside of the community to meet the various needs of residents.
• Uphold morale of residents by offering adequate and diversified recreational activity and plan sufficient supervision for each activity.
• Reach out to residents who are confined to their rooms and attempt to find forms of engagement that they can participate in.
• Arrange visits of Priest, Rabbi, Minister, or other clergy for spiritual wellbeing of residents.
• Coordinate monthly birthday parties to honor the residents.
• Assist with parties, activities, and decorating for all holidays throughout the year.
• Inform all residents of upcoming activities through various channels including creating a monthly activities calendar, posting the calendar on the community bulletin board, using flyers, and uploading calendars on Viva’s community’s website and Sol drop box.
• Communicate activities and events to Viva’s staff to maintain all staff involvement in encouraging resident participation and assisting in transporting residents to scheduled events.
• Aid in Resident Lifestyle Survey (RLS) interviews upon admission of new residents to collect information regarding resident interests, background and habits.
• Be proficient in facilitating small group or one-on-one activities with residents who prefer these engagements.
• Be proficient in overseeing and leading exercise modules to ensure Viva’s standards for physical wellness are being met.
• Coordinate the organization of a resident council and moderate the meetings.
• Keep a written and available record of all activities, the amount of people participating, and the way activities were received by the residents.
• Maintain a current record of community services, resources, programs, and community materials accessible to staff, residents, and residents’ families.
• Implement and maintain a “Buddy Committee”, Ambassador’s Club, or Welcome Wagon for new residents.
• Understand department budget and ensure that the department adheres to established budget.
• Write and print the community’s newsletter.
• Supervise the scheduling and transport residents via bus to group events, activities, and houses of worship.
• Manage activities staff and bus driver by clearly communicating and supervising their duties and responsibilities.
• Perform all duties and responsibilities that are deemed appropriate and/or necessary by the Executive Director.
• Be innovative and creative to fit the ever-changing day-to-day circumstances or situations.
• Adapt set activities to keep residents interested and attentive.

Requirements

• Must provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test.
• Annual Physical required.
• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, agitated residents.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.
• Previous experience directing group activities required.
• Must be able to work well with peers in a congenial work environment.
• Must maintain the utmost compassion and dignity to the residents and adhere to the Resident Bill of Rights.
• In exigent circumstances, the employee may be subject to call back during emergency conditions.
• Must adhere to Viva Senior Living’s attendance policies and follow the terms and conditions of employment as set forth in the Employee Handbook.
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Must maintain the highest standards in caring and servicing the needs of the residents and residents' family members and loves ones.
• Must adhere to all facility policies and procedures.
• Comply with standards of business conduct in accordance with federal, state and local health and regulatory standards and guidelines, as applicable.

Skills

• Activity planning
• Resident engagement
• Staff supervision
• Budget management
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Compassion
• Dignity
• Problem-solving
• Creativity
• Adaptability

Location

• Geneva, NY

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Previous experience directing group activities required
• Two years of full-time experience in the recreation field with a dependent, adult population.

Education Level

• Associate degree from an accredited college or university, or satisfactory completion of two years of college; in either case with major work in recreation or a related field.

Salary/Compensations

• starting at $20.00 per hour

About the Company

• Viva Senior Living