Activities Director Jobs

Summary

The Life Enrichment Director develops, coordinates, implements, evaluates and oversees activity and social programming designed to meet the individual psycho-social needs of the residents and social functions of staff.

What Makes StoneBridge Unique?

At StoneBridge Senior Living, being a caregiver is more than our business. We consider it our privilege, and we are dedicated to both the individual needs of our residents and to each other.

Here we are more than caregivers. We are family. Each StoneBridge community becomes a close, welcoming group in which employees help each other develop skills related to their senior care careers knowing we can do more together than we could ever do alone. Employees are encouraged to become the best version of themselves to help us provide the best possible care for our residents.

Benefits

We recognize and support our associates with benefits, PTO options, and employee recognition. Here, our support doesn’t clock out when you do.

Benefits You May Be Eligible For

• Competitive Compensation
• Bonus opportunities & recognition
• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life & long-term disability)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible Scheduling
• Paid Time Off
• Up to six paid holidays per year and/or double-time opportunities

Responsibilities and Duties

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Prepares performance evaluations with the understanding such evaluations impact tenure of probationary employees and wage increases of non-probationary employees.
• Supervises activities provided by Life Enrichment Coordinators, volunteers and others for whom they are administratively or professionally responsible.
• Plans, assigns and directs work.
• Interviews, hires and trains Life Enrichment employees and volunteers.
• Uses independent judgment and discretion on behalf of the organization in the performance of these duties.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Monitors and corrects job performance of employees.
• Receives and resolves employee complaints.
• Meaningfully rewards and disciplines employees with the understanding such discipline results in termination of employment through progressive steps.
• Trains staff to drive company vehicle, if applicable.
• Receives calls and finds replacements for absent staff.
• Prepares work assignment sheets.
• Supervisory responsibilities include:
• Schedules and adjusts lunch and rest breaks.
• Approves errors in timecards or other timekeeping records.

Care and Services:

• Performs daily rounds, observations of activities in progress, record reviews and interviews with staff members, patients, families and Administration.
• Evaluates, integrates and coordinates external activity offerings including individual people, organizations, groups, or clubs interested in providing Activity programs or services and assures a member of the staff is present to supervise and assist as needed.?
• Assists with escorting patients to and from activities.
• Maintains sufficient activity supplies Coordinates volunteer programs and assure volunteers are properly oriented to the facility.
• Participates in facility committees as required.
• Offers activities at hours convenient to the patients,
• Communicates patient’s concerns and responses to interventions to interdisciplinary team members and to direct care staff and/or charge nurse.
• Reflects the cultural and religious interests of the patient population,
• Schedules adequate numbers of volunteers and staff to safety escort residents on community outings.
• Actively participates in long term care survey process.
• Provides relevant financial information to Administrator regarding department financial needs and status.
• Schedules programs seven days a week, at various times throughout the day and evening to maximize resident participation and prevent boredom.
• Reviews chart entries written by activities staff for completeness and accuracy.
• Appeals to both men and women and all age groups living in the facility.
• Participates, coordinates, and supports employee focused social functions.
• Assures resident participation in activities is recorded in the resident record.
• Reflects the schedules, choices and rights of the patients,
• Completes assessments, MDS, care plans and gathers information to design activities that are multi-faceted, meets patients’ functional levels, and reflects needs and interests of each patient.
• Informs patients when activities are occurring; encourage patient’s involvement in activities.?
• Develops staffing plan and recommends to Administrator numbers and types of activities personnel needed to meet patient needs in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Actively supports Resident and Family Councils and provides timely feedback after each meeting regarding issues and concerns.
• Pre plans subsequent month activities and presents to the Administrator by the 15th of the month to assure proper communication and coordination with facility staffing and needs occur.
• Records progress notes in the clinical record including subjective findings, objective symptoms, observations of behavior, interventions provided to patient and patient’s responses to activity interventions.?
• Posts the Activity Calendar in highly visible areas and provides and individual calendar for each resident monthly.?
• Enhance the physical, mental, emotional and psycho-social needs of residents.
• Actively conducts at least one activity each day worked and mentors’ new staff in how to conduct activity programs.
• Supervises volunteers working within the activity department.
• Attends care conferences with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate plans of care.
• Creates a written plan for each activity offered to assure staff and volunteers understand the goals and implementation plan for each activity offered.
• Posts monthly activities calendars that:

Qualifications and Skills

• Certification as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist preferred.
• Working knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in job functions, (word processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets, etc.) is essential.
• Excellent communication skills and customer relations.
• Two years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last five years, one of which was full-time in a resident activities program in a health care setting.
• Demonstrated ability in independent functioning and strong leadership.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills; oral and written communication skills.
• High School Diploma required.

Join Our Caregiver Family!

For more than 50 years, our family has been dedicated to caring for others, and we invite you to reach out with any questions or comments.

We welcome the opportunity to meet you and make you a part of our family.

Together, we’re confident we can work together to provide a spectrum of high-quality care including Rehabilitation, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Skilled Nursing Care that enhances the lives of those in our communities.

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