Activities Coordinator Adult Day Care

TITLE : Activity Coordinator

SUPERVISOR : Nursing Director ADH

COMPENSATION : $19-$23 / hourly DOE

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Activity Coordinator manages and plans the therapeutic activities for the General Adult Program and the Dementia Program. This position is responsible for producing a varied program that meets the physical emotional and social needs of the participants enhance self-esteem promote positive emotion and contribute to their overall quality of life.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS :

• Minimum of bachelors degree from an accredited college / university in Therapeutic Recreation or related field or :
• Bachelors degree in unrelated field with a minimum of 1 year experience working as an Activity Assistant or a similar role or
• Additional experience working within the capacity of Activity Assistant or a similar role may be substituted for the degree requirement
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral); strong organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel Work PowerPoint and Outlook.
• The Activities Coordinator must demonstrate a positive professional appearance and attitude sensitivity to participants issues and feelings and excellent communication skills.
• Sensitive to issues of aging needs of the dementia participant and diverse populations.
• Experience in working with geriatric population or memory impaired clients preferred

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES :

Required Experience :

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Key Skills

Senior Care,Hoyer Lift,Medical office experience,Dementia Care,Home Care,Nursing,Alzheimers Care,Administrative Experience,Meal Preparation,Medication Administration,Memory Care,Tube Feeding

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 19 - 23