Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Day Center Manager, the Activities Coordinator position will be responsible for oversight of the Day Center Activities and ensuring the Activities Team carries out the activity program. This position is responsible for the development and implementation of daily, monthly, and special events activities, therapeutic activity program, to improve or maintain physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual functioning to facilitate full participation in life.

 

Responsibilities
| 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 on a daily basis. 
• Provides feedback to Day Center Manager regarding care plan intervention outcomes.
• Coordinates group and individual activities that address the participants’ cognitive, physical, social, psychosocial, spiritual, and artistic needs. 
• Develops activities that include exercise, arts and crafts, birthday and holiday celebrations, special events, recreational games, cognitive groups, and community outings. 
• Coordinates between other operational areas that include but are not limited to transportation, nutrition services, social services, nursing, and rehabilitation staff. 
• Complete timely documentation, including daily participant activities participation records; initial, semi-annual, unscheduled, and annual assessments; and other data on participants as directed by the interdisciplinary team. 
• Assists with collection of Participant consent forms when photos are requested. 
• Plan and prepare activities for dementia-specific population and with daily flow of quiet room activities. • Supports Day Center Manager to remain in compliance with assigned duties. 
• Maintains confidentiality of participant information and reports any concerns or issues directly to Day Center Manager. • Provide coverage for other members of the activities department as needed. 
• Participates in Activities Department meetings. 
• Assists Day Center Manager to ensure that all supplies and equipment are available to carry out recreational therapies. 
• Prepares and submits inventory report to Day Center Manager to assist with appropriate procurement and cost-effective budgeting. • Assist with the development of Recreational Activities Satisfaction Surveys. 
• Assists with the preparation of activities utilization report. 
• Assists Day Center Activities Manager to provide training and guidance to Activities Assistants. 
• Demonstrates workplace behavior aligned with organizational core values of honesty/integrity, respect for others, patient- centeredness, encouragement and high-quality care. 
• 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 schedule of hours worked. 
• May require use of personal vehicle.

 

 

 Education & Training
• Minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated successful experience in activities/therapeutic recreation related services with geriatric population.
• Minimum of one (1) year of documented experience working with a frail or elderly population.
Education and Certification 
• At a minimum, a High School Diploma or GED required.
•  Spanish speaking preferred

 • Experience in planning and hosting events. 
• Is medically cleared for communicable diseases and has all immunizations up to date before engaging in direct participant contact.

 

Skills & Abilities
• Sufficient knowledge of activities/recreational therapy techniques and practices of the elderly to support the Activities department.
• Advanced knowledge of the principles and techniques involved in relating to frail elderly persons.
• Creative abilities to plan, develop, and implement varied activities to meet the diversified participant needs
• Ability and experience working with volunteers and vendors.
• Skill in communicating with participants, family members, and staff; ability to establish a helping, trusting relationship with participants.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with staff, elderly, public and governmental agencies, providers of services, and peers. • Well organized, dependable, flexible, and resourceful.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to encourage participants to make choices for themselves
• Ability to present programs in front of a group of participants
• Encouraging social exchange with staff and other participants
• Assisting in various small group activities
• Able to respond well to management direct

Working Conditions
|he 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 Day Center throughout the workday. 
• Ability to lift up 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.
• Work is generally performed in an indoor, well-lighted, well-ventilated, heated, and air-conditioned environment.