Memory Care/Dementia Activity Coordinator
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About The Position
Join Our Team! Peachtree Centre, a skilled nursing facility located in Gaffney SC, is seeking a qualified Activity Director. The general purpose of this role is to plan, organize, and direct a program of activities that provides opportunities for entertainment, exercise, relaxation, and expression, fulfilling the basic psychological, social, and spiritual needs of all residents in the facility. The Activity Director will assist physically, emotionally, and cognitively impaired individuals and their families in exploring appropriate avocation and leisure pursuits. The facility expects its employees to promote an atmosphere of teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for its residents. The following list of duties is not all-inclusive: Develop, organize, and implement a program of activities to meet the social, emotional, physical, and other therapeutic needs of residents as identified on the residents' plan of care and within the specified budget. Initiate and promote activities both within the facility and outside, as weather permits, ensuring the safety and well-being of each resident at all times. Coordinate and verify that assistance is provided to residents for activities and events as necessary. The Activity Director will create an ongoing calendar of activities that creatively meets multiple needs and is accessible and appealing to both men and women of all ages and abilities. Consistently maintain standards for activity scheduling and documentation established by policies and regulatory requirements. Solicit the involvement of the community (clubs, groups, organizations, agencies, churches, individuals, etc.) when planning facility activities and events. Plan, organize, and direct Activity Department fundraising events. Maintain detailed records of activity programs and participation of individual residents, identifying progress toward established care plan goals. Participate in resident care planning by identifying the activity needs of residents in accordance with the medical assessment. Develop and distribute a monthly calendar of events, providing a copy in each resident's room and displaying a large calendar prominently in the facility. Maintain a pictorial scrapbook of activities and events sponsored by the facility during the year. Develop and maintain an active volunteer program through marketing, development, support, and organization. Encourage participation by residents, family members, staff, visitors, and community groups and individuals. Assign and train volunteers and maintain documentation of volunteer hours, rewarding volunteers for service annually and at other special events.
