Activities/ Recreation Director

2 weeks ago

Voorhees, United States Echelon Care and Rehab Full time

**Activities/ Recreation Director**

**SALARY: $46,000-$52,000 Annualy**

**BENEFITS**:

- **Weekly** Employee Appreciation** Event
- “Thankful Thursday”**
- **Monthly Gift Giveaways**
- **Exciting Attendance Program**
- **Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance**
- **Life Insurance**
- **Disability Insurance**
- **401K**
- **Holiday Pay**
- **Paid Time Off**

**About us**:
**At Echelon we are big believers in **making** coming to work a positive experience and that is why we invest in and give back to our staff. From our weekly “Thankful Thursday” Program to our Monthly Gift Giveaways and various other programs we run there is always something exciting going on.**

**Join Our team today and have an experience like never before**

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The Recreation Director is responsible for planning, implementation, scope, and emphasis of nursing facility activity programs to encourage and stimulate residents to have fuller and richer lives. He/she plans and assists in research projects, as well as supervises the facility’s Recreation Assistants.

**RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
1 Plans the recreation program by developing philosophies and policies of the program, writing procedures, goals and objectives for the program, and by establishing an individualized recreation plan based upon each resident’s needs, interests and abilities;
2 Plans programs based on the residents’ needs, interests and abilities, encourages resident involvement in recreation program planning, and posts the monthly schedule of activities;
3 Documents the recreation program and resident’s progress within activities. Maintains records that improve future planning, individualized approach and continual evaluation and revision;
4 Contributes to the development of the resident care plan, maintains adequate records on volunteers, and complies with government standards for documentation;
5 Implements a meaningful recreation program for all residents, (including the room-bound) that includes implementation of creative, intellectual, physical, service, social and spiritual programs each week that provide opportunities for participation in community activities and opportunities for residents to be of service for others;
6 Provides resources for the special interests of residents, whenever possible, as well as, materials for independent activity. While a schedule of a variety of group activities is important, flexibility in the program for spontaneous activities is also necessary;
7 Evaluates the effectiveness of the recreation program in terms of enhancing the quality of the resident’s life, based on goals and performance objectives of the program, and evaluations from residents, families, staff, volunteers, resource people, administration and consultants. Evaluations should be done quantitatively and qualitatively because the activity program is revised based on the results of the evaluations;
8 Works efficiently and cooperatively with the administration and staff by contributing to the orientation of new staff, by participating as a team member, by interpreting goals and methods of the recreation program to all staff, and by communicating information regarding the health and welfare of residents to staff;
9 Participates in various facility committees, plans activities to avoid conflict with treatment plans, and accepts and delegates responsibility;
10 Maintains cooperative relationships with members of the residents’ families by orienting family members to recreation programs, by encouraging families to participate in the volunteer and activity program, and by encouraging families to evaluate and make suggestions for the recreation program;

11 Remains actively involved with the community, and endeavors to educate community members to the worth of the individuals who reside in the facility, the worth of those who work there, and the value of the facility and its role as a part of the total community. Also utilizes community resources in the programs and encourages community organizations to include residents in their events;
12 Concerns his/herself with the safety of all facility residents in order to minimize the potential for fire and accidents. Also, ensures that the facility adheres to the legal, safety, health, fire and sanitation codes by being familiar with his/her role in carrying out the facility’s fire, safety and disaster plans and by being familiar with current MSDS;
13 Prepares the yearly budget for the recreation department;
14 Establishes and maintains an effective volunteer program through recruiting, screening, orienting, training, supervising and evaluating volunteers. The Recreation Director must then match the skills and interests of volunteers with the skills and interests of the residents. Incentives and recognition are to be established for volunteers by the Director;
15 Accepts professional obligations and commitments to professional development, by actively supporting local, state and national organiz

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