Activities Manager - Krause

Clearbrook • Rolling Meadows, IL

9h • $22 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

Clearbrook empowers adults and children with intellectual/developmental disabilities to live their fullest lives possible. As an activity manager you will have the responsibility of planning, supervising and tracking all client activities at the Commons; both in-house and in the community. The Activity Manager provides training and support regarding activities to Direct Care Staff, tailors activities to client abilities and preferences, and maintains good working relationships with community resources.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of one year of related experience.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to perform a two-person lift.
• Valid driver's license and insurable by Clearbrook.
• Ability to pass an 8th-grade literacy test, pre-employment physical/drug test, TB test, and an Illinois state criminal background check with no disqualifying conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Some college education.
• Previous experience working with people with disabilities in a recreational therapy setting.
• Knowledge of community resources for persons with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Developing, coordinating, and facilitating client activities.
• Providing training and support regarding activities to direct care staff.
• Tailoring activities to client abilities and preferences.
• Maintaining good working relationships with community resources.
• Developing and facilitating a wide variety of client activities, including assessing requests, planning for holidays/weekends, and distributing a monthly community activity calendar.
• Reviewing activities monthly to focus on client satisfaction, highlight successes, overcome barriers, and implement client recommendations.
• Actively reaching out to community partners to build relationships and secure new opportunities or resources for persons with disabilities.
• Ensuring that activity requirements are reasonable and clearly communicated to direct care staff.
• Assisting with Clearbrook client advocacy groups.

Benefits

• Group term life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Optional dental insurance
• Optional short-term disability insurance
• Optional critical illness insurance
• Optional accident insurance
• 403(b) retirement savings plus company contributions
• Paid sick days
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Opportunities for training
• Referral bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED