Job Description

SUMMARY:
Responsible for providing social, recreational, religious, therapeutic, and educational programs for the benefit of all residents.

FUNCTIONS:

• Organize and implement individual and group activities both inside and outside the facility.
• Maintain a balance of social, recreational, religious, therapeutic, and educational programs to try to appeal to as many residents as possible.
• Assess new residents to determine capabilities, interests, etc. upon which to build a successful, individualized activities program and assist with the sections of the MDS that apply to activities; update these assessments on a periodic basis and whenever a significant change occurs in the resident’s physical, mental, or psychosocial state.
• Serve daily snacks to the residents following directions regarding the specific diets of each resident.
• Accept responsibility for maintaining activity records as needed.
• Coordinate the volunteer program.
• Assist with preparing the department budget.
• Prepare the department staffing and resident activity schedules.
• Recruit and train new activity staff when needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of a high school or sufficient education to carry out the duties as stated.
• Willingness to work with nursing home residents to enable them to function at the highest physical, mental, and psychosocial level possible.
• Must be a qualified resident activities coordinator as outlined by the laws of the state of North Dakota or else work with a qualified consultant until such time as he/she becomes qualified.

JOB KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Be able to plan appropriate activities for specific residents as well as for groups of residents.
• Ability to speak to a group to give directions, lead devotions, etc.
• Demonstrate skills in organizing and instructing activity programs.
• Demonstrate familiarity with appropriate crafts, games, and social programs.

Job Tags

Full time, Work from home,

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