Director of Activities

Company Description

Annandale Care Center is a nonprofit membership organization committed to quality health care and housing, that shape the future for the dynamic needs of the people in the Annandale Area. The Annandale Health & Community Services campus offers the full continuum of care include a skilled nursing facility, independent and assisted living apartments, memory cottages, and a wellness center. We strive to provide excellent care for our residents and are proud of our 5-Star facility rating.

Job Description

You will catch our immediate attention if you’ve worked as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist or Certified Activities Director in a hospital or senior care setting. The ideal candidate will be motivated to enhance and develop a robust activities program for our 5-Star facility.

Qualifications

Job Qualifications:

Experienced in providing therapeutic recreation services in a long term care setting. Ideal candidate must be well-versed in creating programs able to meet the physical, cognitive, social, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of both the nursing home residents and tenants of our senior living apartments. The ideal candidate must be able to contribute to the documentation process including, but not limited to, assessments, progress notes, and care plans.

Required education:

Bachelor’s degree in specified Therapeutic field of study and/or 2 years’ experience in health care profession. At a minimum, completion of Activity Professionals Certification coupled with experience working in the long term care setting coordinating a robust activities program.

Required experience:

Must be qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activities professional who is licensed by this state or is eligible for certification as a recreation specialist or as an activities professional; or

Must have, as a minimum two years’ experience in a social or recreation programming within the last five years, one of which was full-time in a patient/resident activities program within a health care setting

Previous supervisory experience preferred as this position oversees 3 – 5 staff

Additional Information

Benefits Overview:

· Competitive salary

· 100% Employer Paid Health insurance – Single Coverage

· Dental insurance Available

· Vision insurance Available

· Employer Paid Life Insurance after 2080 hours of employment with option to buy additional coverage

· Paid holidays

· Generous paid-time-off/disability leave bank (PTO/DLB)

· Discounted membership at on-site wellness center including pool and hot tub