Activity Director

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Description Responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing a program of activity/leisure pursuits designed to meet the social, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, educational and physical needs and interests of residents in accordance with the comprehensive resident care plan.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Accreditation as a Certified Activity Director; Completion of a state approved Activity Director training course

• Bachelor’s degree in recreation therapy or related area. Should be licensed or registered either nationally or by the State in which practicing.

• One-year experience as an Activity Director in long term care.

• Two years of experience conducting social/recreational programs within the past five years, one of which was fulltime in a resident activities program in a health care setting.