Program Coordinator – Social Adult Day Program

The Program Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and facilitating a diverse range of meaningful, engaging, and person-centered activities for participants in Sunnyside Community Services’ Social Adult Day Program . The program serves older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

The position requires strong organizational skills, creativity, initiative, and the ability to develop meaningful activities that promote cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being.

The position works closely with the Program Director, program staff, Home Health Aides, volunteers, caregivers, and community partners to ensure activities are responsive to participants’ abilities, interests, cultural backgrounds, and changing needs.

• Develop and maintain a structured, diverse, and engaging monthly calendar.
• Plan activities in advance, ensuring appropriate preparation, materials, supplies, and staffing.
• Adapt activities to participant's cognitive, physical, functional, cultural, and individual needs.
• Evaluate participant 's engagement and modify programming as needed.
• Coordinate special events, community outings, entertainment, and volunteer-supported activities.
• Provide person-centric, respectful, and dementia-informed engagement.
• Promote dignity, independence, choice, and respect in all interactions with participants.
• Recognize and appropriately respond to changes in behavior, mood, communication, and engagement.
• Create activities that support participants' remaining strengths and abilities rather than focusing on limitations.
• Incorporate participant's interests, preferences, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds into programming.

• Ensure activity spaces are organized to support participant safety, accessibility, and engagement.
• Follow organizational safety, emergency, infection control, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain appropriate awareness and supervision of participants during scheduled activities.
• Immediately report changes in a participant's behavior, condition, functioning, or safety concerns to the Program Director or appropriate staff.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and protect participant confidentiality.

• Maintain accurate records of activities conducted and participant engagement as required by the program.
  
  Contribute to the patient care plans and activity-related goals as assigned.
• Assist the Program Director with program evaluations, satisfaction initiatives, audits, and other quality-improvement activities related to recreational programming.

• Work collaboratively with the Program Director and Social Adult Day team to support the overall operation of the program.
• Participate in staff meetings, trainings, case discussions, and program planning meetings as required.
• Communicate respectfully and effectively with participants, family caregivers, staff, volunteers, and community partners.
• Provide guidance and direction to volunteers assisting with recreational activities.
• Collaborate with other Sunnyside Community Services programs to identify opportunities for joint activities, education, special events, and intergenerational programming.

• Associate degree or higher in recreation, therapeutic recreation, social work, gerontology, human services, psychology, education, or a related field preferred. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of one to two years of experience working with older adults, preferably in a Social Adult Day, adult day services, senior center, memory care, dementia care, or similar setting.
• Knowledge of person-centered and…