Director of Activities

Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton is looking for a full-time Activities Director!

Position Summary:

Provides activity-oriented services to meet the social, emotional, cognitive, physical, spiritual, and behavioral needs of residents.

Essential Duties:

Responsible for planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating a daily comprehensive program of activity services for residents:

Planning:

• Completes thorough assessments of residents and resources
• Establishes program and resident goals
• Adherence to state, local, and facility standards
• Designs interventions to meet resident goals
• Actively participates as an interdisciplinary team member in the care planning process
• Assures comprehensiveness of program plan
• Performs departmental quality activities/meetings

Organizing:

• Designs and revises program schedule (daily, weekly, monthly, and annually)
• Obtains and maintains supplies, equipment resources including community contact
• Directs and supervises activity staff and volunteers, including evaluations and instruction
• Communicates/promotes schedules to residents, family, staff and the public
• Facilitates cooperation among departments in achieving resident goals

Implement/Evaluate:

• Delivers individual and group programs
• Responsible for assuring accurate record keeping on residents, program, staff, and the department
• Assesses and documents the effectiveness of services to meet program goals and the progress of residents in meeting care plan goals

Administrative Duties:

• Responsible for monitoring Activity Department budget and other fiscal management procedures
• Participates as a member of administrative committees as assigned
• Participates in and provides for staff development
• Adheres to all agency and department policies and procedures
• Management of Activities department personnel
• Creates department schedule, working as needed when experiencing staff call offs
• Assists with Resident Council and works with local Ombudsman

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Proficient in Microsoft Word & Excel required
• Excellent communication skills required
• Previous supervisory experience preferred
• Previous event planning experience preferred
• CRT certification preferred
• Ability to speak clearly, as well as to see and hear
• This is a full-time, 32-hour per week position. Applicants must have availability to flex hours until 7:30pm when needed. Applicants must also have the availability to work on weekends when needed.

Physical Demands:

Frequent standing, sitting, walking, pushing/pulling, bending/standing, reaching, climbing. Occasionally lifting up to 50lbs. Some exposure to potentially hazardous equipment, chemicals and infectious waste.