Activities Director Jobs

Do you have a passion for working with seniors? Are you a good communicator, have a fun-loving attitude and enjoy planning events?

When you join us as the Activities Director at The The Laurels of Willow Creek, you’ll manage an ongoing program of activities designed to meet the interests and physical, mental and psychological wellbeing of each guest.

The Laurel Health Care Company offers one of the leading employee benefit packages in the industry. This includes:

• Free CNA/STNA certification
• Legacy,our new virtual community and rewards & recognitions program
• DailyPay, a voluntary benefit that allows associates at our facilities the ability to access their pay when they need it.
• 401K with matching funds
• Flexible scheduling
• Zero cost uniforms
• Comprehensive health insurance - medical, dental and vision
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness
• Paid time off (beginning after six months of employment) and paid holidays

When you work with Laurel Health Care Company, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and collaboration.

Why just work when you can help shape a legacy?

Responsibilities

• Complete assessments and develop care plans to design activities that are multi-faceted, meet guests’ functional levels, and reflect the needs and interests of each guest.
• Manage Activities Assistants in facilitating guest engagement in activities.
• Offer activities that engage and involve facility, staff, volunteers and visitors.
• Assist with escorting guests to and from activities.
• Post monthly activity calendars

Qualifications

• Is eligible for certification as a therapeutic recreation specialist or as an activities professional OR
• High school diploma required
• Is a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant; or
• Has completed a training course approved by the State
• Has two years of experience in a social or recreational program OR
• Licensed or registered, if applicable, by the State in which practicing; and

About Laurel Health Care Company

Laurel Health Care Company (The Laurels) is a national provider of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative and assisted living services dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care.

At The Laurels, caring is more than providing excellent medical and guest services. It's also being a companion, and treating each guest with the utmost dignity, respect and compassion. It's what we call "The Laurel Way of Caring", and it comes from within each one of us.

The Laurels was named a Great Place to Work for 2020 based on approximately 3,500 employee surveys that evaluated more than 60 elements of employee experience on the job, including employee pride in community impact, belief that their work makes a difference, and feeling their work has special meaning.