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Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS) · 1 day ago

Activity Director

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Volunteers of America National Services is recognized as a Great Place to Work® and is seeking a Full-Time Activity Director for Mary Marshall Assisted Living. The role involves coordinating social, recreational, purposeful, and spiritual activities for residents with various challenges, while managing budgets and training staff.

Non-profit Organization Management

Responsibilities

Designs and implements a lifestyle plan for the entire building, including monthly scheduling of activities for entire building and maintaining a supply of inventory of necessary materials

Responsible for the direction and training of activities assistants in implementing programs as designed for the special program areas. This will be in coordination with administrative staff

Manages monthly and yearly budgets for departments

Attends training offered by the National Services office or other organizations (e.g., Alzheimer’s Association) in programming and creative ideas for an activity-focused philosophy

Responsible for the IN2L (It’s Never 2 Late) system and training the Residents on the program incorporating the use of the internet and e-mail systems

Coordinate all activities surrounding recruitment and planning for volunteer participation, including volunteer recruitment, training, job assignment and recognition

Responsible for the creation of the monthly resident newsletter and ensuring distribution to all in the building as well as resident family members

Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree in therapeutic recreationManagement experience in healthcareAlzheimer’s dementiaActivities/programming experienceToleranceTeachingTraining abilityComputer program knowledgeFlexibility

Required

Bachelor's Degree in therapeutic recreation; or bachelor's degree with major concentration in a human service area; or completion of a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant program

Minimum two (2) years' experience in a management position in a health care setting

If operating company vehicle you must be twenty-one (21) years of age and meet the MVR organization standards

Able to understand and follow procedures, work assignments, instructions and prepare reports and documentation

Ability to work with varying levels of responsiveness

Must possess a high level of flexibility and tolerance to adjust to changes in workloads, assignments, hours and days (i.e., weekends, evenings, holidays, etc.)

Ability to teach and train on the use of the internet and have a knowledge base of computer programs such as internet explorer and e-mail systems

Previous activities/programming experience of one year

Knowledge base of Alzheimer's dementia and related memory loss