Activities Manager

Job title: Activities Manager

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Department: Activities

Supervisor: Center Manager

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Center Manager, plans, develops, and implements appropriate therapeutic recreational activities for all participants (PTP) including those with Alzheimer’s and other related dementia. Provides direction and support to activities assistants, activities coordinators and other staff members as appropriate; and is responsible for quality improvement within the activities department.

Essential Job Functions

• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT) and in initial, semi-annual, unscheduled, and annual assessments; attend morning updates and report changes in participants’ baseline status to appropriate staff daily.
• Involved in the development and implementation of Quality Improvement (QI) activities, not limited to collecting data, generating satisfaction survey percentages for each quarter, and submitting information to QI.
• Oversee group and individual activities that address the PTP’s’ cognitive, physical, social, psychosocial, spiritual, and artistic needs, such as, but not limited to, exercise, arts and crafts, birthday and holiday celebrations, special events, recreational games, cognitive groups, and community outings, including coordinating services with the Center Manager, and other departments as needed.
• Responsible for the Activities Department budget.
• Responsible for supervision of activities assistants and activities coordinators; provide direction and support to other staff members as appropriate.
• Oversee the involvement of non-activities department staff in daily programming.
• Plan and prepare activities for dementia-specific population; oversee daily flow of activities area, coordinating aspects of personal care with para-professional staff assigned to work on dementia-specific programs; and provide ongoing support to all staff involved in dementia-specific programming related to the dementia disease process.
• Complete timely documentation, including daily PTP activities, PTP records; initial, semi-annual, unscheduled, and annual assessments; and other data on PTP’s as directed by the IDT 
• Maintain general order in the activities area, including daily clean-up, routine supply inventory ordering, petty cash, and overall general budgeting. 
• Provide coverage for other members of the activities department as needed. 
• Assume the lead role in quality assessment and performance improvement related activities. 
• Lead the Activities Department in the development of discipline-specific standards of care. 
• Maintain confidentiality of PTP information. 
• Review and audit PTP charts, document changes in mood, number of falls, and other changes in condition; coordinating with respective departments for further evaluation and scheduling of appointments. 
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-services, projects, and committees as assigned. 
• Adhere to and support the center’s practices, procedures, and policies including assigned break times and attendance. 
• Accepts assigned duties in a cooperative manner; and performs all other related duties as assigned. 
• Be flexible in the schedule of hours worked. 
• May require use of personal vehicle. 

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

The working conditions and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to access all areas of the center throughout the workday. 
• Ability to lift to 35 pounds occasionally, 15 pounds frequently, and 7 pounds constantly; required to obtain assistance of another qualified employee when attempting to lift or transfer objects over 25 pounds. 
• Requires constant hand grasp and finger dexterity; frequent sitting, standing, walking and repetitive leg and arm movements, occasional bending, reaching forward and overhead; squatting and kneeling.