Job Description

FUNCTION

TO OVERSEE ALL ASPECTS OF THE DAILY ACTIVITIES PROGRAM, THAT IT IS DIVERSIFIED ENOUGH TO INTEREST, INVOLVE, STIMULATE AND CHALLENGE ALL OUR RESIDENTS. ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET; DEVELOP, DIRECT AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL AND VOLUNTEERS TO MAXIMIZE PROGRAMS AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE ONE-TO-ONE CONTACT WITH RESIDENTS; FUNCTION AS A COMMUNITY LIAISON.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR IS A DEPARTMENT HEAD AND PARTICIPATES IN A BI-WEEKLY STAFF MEETING.
• ASCERTAIN FROM THE MEDICAL STAFF WHICH RESIDENTS ARE MEDICALLY PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES PROGRAM.
• COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES PROGRAM WITH THE SCHEDULE OF OTHER RESIDENT CARE SERVICES,I.E. PT, NURSING, SOCIAL SERVICES TO ASSIST IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF MUTUAL GOALS SET FOR EACH RESIDENT.
• CONTACT COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR ACTIVITIES TO BE CONDUCTED EITHER IN THE FACILITY OR IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE PROVISION FOR RESIDENTS WHOSE CAPABILITIES PERMIT, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES.
• RECRUIT, ORIENT TO FACILITY, TRAIN AND SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST THE ACTIVITIES PROGRAM, BY WORKING WITH RESIDENTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP BASIS.
• POST THE CURRENT MONTHLY AND DAILY SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES IN PLACES WHICH ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS AND STAFF.
• PLAN A MONTHLY TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES AT LEAST ONE MONTH
• MAINTAIN AND PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATOR WITH THE MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPA ...

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