Activities Director

THIS POSITION IS FOR CYPRESSWOOD MEMORY CARE

The Activities Director interacts with community residents, directing and encouraging group activities for all residents. The Activities Director is responsible for the planning, scheduling and conducting all resident activities for the purpose of enhancing the health and social well-being of residents .

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned. provides communication with residents and family members creates an atmosphere of hospitality plans, schedules and conducts lifestyle programs that provide physical, intellectual and social and spiritual opportunities for residents introduces new residents to the Activities Program and assess a resident's ability for participation creates and maintains a budget for supplies, entertainment, contracted services and special events oversees departmental staff operations including volunteers, business planning and budget development ensures that services are in compliance with professional standards, state and federal regulatory requirements oversees, plans and directs the therapeutic recreation program oversees inventory, order processing and the distribution of products and services maintains HIPAA compliance

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily: Education and/or Experience High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or 0-3 months of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience CPR Certification AED Certification ability to multi-task Communication Skills Ability to: read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals write routine reports and correspondence speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization

Computer Skills:

competency with Microsoft Office Suite

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee: is regularly required to stand, talk or hear is not frequently required to sit is occasionally required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job: the employee is in a typical office environment the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally noisy