Activity Manager

Lindale Specialty Care is looking for a Certified Activity Manager to join our growing team!! Come and be a part of this growing Facility

Qualifications

• Activity Manager Certification as required by the State Regulations
• Experience in long-term care facility Activity department desirable.

The overall purpose of the Licensed Activity Manager position is to provide opportunities for patients/residents to engage in meaningful social and diversified recreation programs based upon needs, interests, capabilities, and previous lifestyles. This position must coordinate, develop, and maintain quality programs that provide mental and physical stimulation to the patients/residents utilizing staff expertise and family and/or community resources.

• Assesses each patient/resident for interests, talents and previous patterns of time use, and develops activity approaches based on that assessment.
• Establishes and maintains necessary records regarding activities' attendance and activity care plan approaches.
• Develops activity goals and objectives for each patient/resident and integrates the activity approaches within the Patient/Resident Care Plan.
• Identifies Facility and community resources that can contribute to the recreation program. Plans and schedules activities and develops a monthly calendar of activities.
• Secures entertainment, program leaders, volunteers, materials, equipment, and transportation well in advance of scheduled dates.
• Assures all patients/residents are involved in activities: group, individual (bedside) and/or independent on a weekly basis.
• Ensures activities are held daily and some evening activities are scheduled weekly
• Recruits and trains a volunteer activities staff and maintains volunteer programs that utilize community involvement.
• Evaluates effectiveness of programs in terms of patient/resident outcomes.
• Develops and maintains a budget for activities programs.
• May coordinate Facility newsletter or other promotions of activities programs through local media.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person