Assistant Recreation Director

BETHESDA HEALTH AND HOUSING • Willmar, MN

1d • $21 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

To assist the Recreation Director in ensuring that all neighborhoods are provided purposeful and meaningful activities and experiences that are personalized to improve quality of life for Bethesda’s residents. This leadership position provides support, coaching, and direction to recreation team members; supports implementation of programming and strategic initiatives for the department; and plays a significant role in contributing to a positive culture for individuals to live and work.

Requirements

• May have completed the Basic Activity Education Course and have two-years of current work experience in Activity department of a long-term care facility.
• Highly effective communication skills including communicating with frail people.
• Effective public speaking abilities.
• Proven organizational skills.
• Proven ability to motivate and empower staff.
• Ability to evaluate needs and affect change based on objective criteria.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Knowledge and proficiency in computers.
• Knowledge of basic human needs and the aging process.
• Knowledge of Federal and State regulations governing long-term care activity programs.
• Knowledge of professional activity standards.
• Knowledge of volunteerism.
• Ability to listen to others with interest, compassion, and to respond with comfort and encouragement.
• Knowledge and application of therapies, validation, remotivation, reality, art, grief, reminiscing, and life review.
• Willingness to learn and adapt these various therapeutic approaches.
• Ability to assess, perceive, and evaluate resident needs and to activity goal planning with resident and their family.
• Well-developed problem-solving ability.
• Ability to evaluate required charting.
• Understanding and application of Bethesda’s policies and procedures.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and use time effectively.
• Judgment and Initiative required on a continual basis.
• Frequent interruptions.
• Independent Action required on a continual basis through the need to vary and adapt activities to resident ability levels and needs.
• Quickly provide alternative activity plans.
• Well-developed teamwork process within department.
• High team morale.
• Family members needs met.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five years of geriatric activity experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and supervise daily activity programming that meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, community, spiritual, and social needs of the residents.
• Prepare and carry out activities that are of variety and meet different levels of ability.
• Ensure daily activity schedule is promoted and implemented on a timely, resident satisfying level.
• Assist and ensure that documentation is done accurately and neatly on a timely basis.
• Share appropriate information within the department and between departments.
• Attend care conferences or ensure a representative is present.
• Ensure daily charting on each resident.
• Completion of MDS forms on a timely basis.
• Empower and coach team members to fully utilize skills and abilities while maintaining excellent performance criteria.
• Provide coaching and corrective actions.
• Interview potential staff in accordance with employment law restrictions.
• Arrange and participate in the full orientation of all new staff insuring the understanding of Bethesda’s mission and the recreation philosophy.
• Serve as example of excellence in meeting work requirements.
• Report to work, accept, and complete assignments as scheduled.
• Communicate schedule changes to Administrator.
• Follow all Bethesda policies and all governing regulations.
• Comply with all legislative laws regarding staff and resident rights and vulnerability.
• Report and investigate all work-related injuries on a timely basis.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of all job responsibilities for yourself and your assistants.
• Participate in the annual performance evaluation process through an accurate assessment and goal setting.
• Coordinate all departmental services with other departments to meet organizational goals of cooperation and cross-functioning work teams.
• Report for and leave the work area on a timely basis.
• Participate in annual performance evaluation process.
• Write yearly personal goals.
• Participate in all required in-service programs at Bethesda.
• Maintain a professional conduct and pleasant, friendly attitude towards staff, residents, and visitors.
• Be willing to learn and change to meet needs that arise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed