Activity Coordinator

Title of Position

Activity Coordinator

Normandie Village

Non-Exempt

Union

Residential Manager

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center, located in Los Angeles, is a non‑profit organization that provides an array of comprehensive mental health services for Children, Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and Adults suffering from mental illness in the Greater Los Angeles area. The organization consists of a standalone fifty‑five (55) bed hospital and six outlying outpatient facilities that have anywhere from fourteen (14) beds to one hundred and thirty‑four (134) beds.

The organization has approximately four hundred (400) employees.

The Activity Coordinator organizes and implements social and recreational activity programs designed to improve clients’ physical, mental, and social well‑being. Consults with other members of the treatment team to select the most appropriate recreational activities consistent with each client’s needs and capabilities, and coordinates other program activities.

• Organizes and implements social and recreational activity programs such as:
  • Sports and exercise
  • Dramatics
  • Nature study
  • Social activities
  • Games
  • Arts and crafts
• Consults with other members of the treatment team to select the most appropriate recreational activities and coordinates other program activities.
• Ensures adequate inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Maintains tools and equipment.
• Participates effectively in interdisciplinary and staff meetings.
• Contacts outside agencies and/or individuals to arrange excursions, entertainment, volunteers, and donations.
• Bills for activities in a timely manner.
• Drives the van to transport patients to scheduled activities. May assist in driver’s training. Accompanies male staff in transporting female clients.
• Participates and contributes in hospital staff conferences regarding patients, treatment, and programs.
• Assists with paraprofessional counselor duties.
• Coordinates client meal services.
• Facilitates educational, social, and independent living skills groups with Social Worker(s).
• Evaluates and documents patients’ reactions and progress to recreational and social activities through up‑to‑date charting and reports for review by the treatment team.
• Provides individual supervision for the more disturbed patients.
• Secures proper medical attention for patients injured during outings.
• Schedules activities to facilitate the social and occupational rehabilitation of patients through sensory/motor, educational, recreational, and social events.
• Discusses and develops vocational interests through patient groups.
• Assists colleagues and other team members.
• Works cooperatively with applicable staff and other departments.
• Responsible for keeping all client/patient data confidential.
• Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
• Maintains an objective, professional relationship with patients at all times.
• Contributes to the maintenance of a positive work environment.
• Wears I.D. badge at all times while on‑duty or on hospital property.
• Responsible for policy, procedure, and safety suggestions to the Program Director, Safety Manager, and Administration.
• Completes all job duties in a prompt, accurate, and thorough manner.
• Demonstrates dependable and consistent attendance according to work schedule.
• Willing and able to work with coworkers, treatment staff, and Administration.
• Responds appropriately under difficult or stressful circumstances.

• Ability to plan and organize recreational and social activities.
• Ability to assess patients for dangerousness and intervene in a timely, calm, and appropriate manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.