Job Location : Greenville,OH, USA
Brethren Retirement Community is an EEO Employer - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status SUMMARY Plan and provide individual and group activities appropriate to the needs andinterests of each Elder. ESSENTIAL DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIESinclude the following. Note: Other duties may be assigned • Plan,coordinate, and lead group and individual activities that support elders'physical, mental, spiritual, and recreational needs. • Assesseach elder's preferences, interests, abilities, and creativity to developpersonalized activity care plans. • Participatein care team conferences to ensure activity needs are addressed, met to theelder's satisfaction, and integrated with the MDS. • Maintainaccurate documentation, including participation charts and progress notes, tomonitor elder satisfaction, support certification requirements, and aid indeveloping activity in-services for staff. • Interviewelders and families to better understand individual recreational needs. • Attenddepartment meetings to address resident care issues and stay informed ondepartmental updates. • Assistthe Director in training and onboarding new activity staff. • Monitorand maintain activity equipment and supplies. • Effectivelymanage time to balance elder interaction, activity planning, documentation, andproject work. SUPERVISORYRESPONSIBILITIES SupervisoryResponsibilities: This role has no direct supervisory responsibilities at thistime. However, the organization reserves the right to assign supervisory dutiesas business or regulatory needs evolve. CONTINUING EDUCATION Attend workshops and other educational programs to stay current in newdevelopments in gerontology and activity programming and to maintainprofessional certificates and licensure requirements. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform eachessential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representativeof the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions. EDUCATION AND/OREXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or five to sixyears related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination ofeducation and experience. Previous experience working with older adults in longterm care or health care setting. Experience in facilitating recreationalprogramming desired. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret safety rules, operational andmaintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and federal and state regulations.Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speakeffectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, usingwhole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. REASONING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concretevariables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability tointerpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, orschedule form. CERTIFICATES,LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Certified (or currently eligible for certification) as an Activity DirectorCertified (ADC) or Activity Consultant. Must have completed the 36-hour courseor 90-hour Activity Director course. Must have a valid driver's license withgood driving record. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must bemet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required tostand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms;and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch,or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, andtaste or smell. The employee must frequently push/pull, lift up to 50 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distancevision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability toadjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of thosean employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed tooutside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usuallymoderate. There is a possibility of exposure to infection if UniversalPrecaution Measures are not followed. ADA COMPLIANCE We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to ensure equalopportunity and access for all applicants. If you require assistance oraccommodation during the application process, please let us know. PRIVACYUNDERSTANDING It is the position of Brethren Retirement Community that all of its employeeshave the potential to encounter both written and oral information of a privatenature. It is understood that as an employee the highest standards ofdiscretion must be observed. Under no circumstances will resident informationbe shared with any other person except for an authorized person providing forthe care of the individual(s). Please visit our careers page to see more job opportunities.