Director of Activities Job at Oakmonte Village
Our company Oakmonte Village of Lake Mary is a luxury Senior Living Community in Lake Mary. We are looking to hire ONE Activity Director for our community of Independent Seniors. Experience is a required.
Summary:
The Entertainment Director is responsible for planning and facilitating daily activities and events appropriate for residents. The purpose of this department is to provide quality of life via group, individual, leisure, social and therapeutic activities. Our purpose is to provide quality of life. Group and individual leisure, social and therapeutic activities, enhance the emotional, physical and social well being of the resident. Therefore, it is the policy of this community to provide the most diversified program possible so that it will be tailored to fit the needs and desires of every resident, no matter what his or her interests are. Our policy is to do whatever needed to make life fun again for our residents. We want our residents to be totally free to do whatever they would like to do, to go wherever they please, to be active and never bored. Our policy is to make life fun again, because after a lifetime of working and worries it is their turn now to enjoy.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- For this job to be successful an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactory.
- Must be a caring person.
- Must have creative abilities (also assistant qualifications).
- Director should be comfortable working with older, infirm individuals, and knowledgeable of activities which would relate to specific needs of such individuals.
- Ability to motivate individuals to participate in programming on a daily basis is essential.
- Experience in planning and facilitating activities is primary to this position.
- Knowledge of activity planning for the elderly is also necessary.
- The activities director must be a creative, self-starter, enthusiastic, energetic, sensitive to the needs of the elderly and/or impaired resident, organized, goal-oriented, and a team player.
- He/She must have excellent communication skills.
- The activities director needs to be handy in arts and crafts, must enjoy singing and dancing.
Education and/or Experience:
The activities program is directed by a qualified professional who is a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist who:
- Has two years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last five years, one of which was full-time activities program in a health care setting; or has worked in a Senior Living Community.
- Preferred Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Recreational Therapy.
All applicants must pass a level one background check and drug test upon hiring.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
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