Senior Center Director

The SENIOR CENTER DIRECTOR is directly supervised by the DIRECTOR OF SENIOR SERVICES. Promotes goodwill and cordiality to the public; enforces all applicable health, sanitary and safety regulations; supervises personnel; coordinates and maximizes use of volunteers; ensures hours of operation are followed; monitors kitchen operations; monitors transportation operations; maintains budgetary control; plans activities for clients; organizes and promotes fund-raising events; completes required daily records and submits reports as scheduled;

conducts outreach for new clients; promotes information and referral services to all elderly residents in community; performs other duties as assigned.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• PROMOTES GOODWILL AND CORDIALITY TO THE PUBLIC: encourages goodwill through good public relations with local officials, citizens and merchants; maintains a warm, hospitable and courteous atmosphere in the Center; keeps public apprized of services available; and assures good relations among Center staff members.
• ENFORCES ALL APPLICABLE HEALTH, SANITARY, AND SAFETY REGULATIONS: ensures compliance with regulations governing program operation; provides information to Center staff members on appropriate regulations as needed.
• SUPERVISES PERSONNEL: oversees personnel assigned to center to ensure duties are sufficiently performed; plans and approves employee leave time following guidelines in Personnel Procedures; provides necessary training or recommends training needs to DIRECTOR of SENIOR SERVICES; assures proper care of equipment and facility; evaluates the performance of staff members annually.
• COORDINATES AND MAXIMIZES USE OF VOLUNTEERS: develops source of volunteers in community; provides any necessary training; plans recognition and awards for volunteers.
• ENSURES HOURS OF OPERATION ARE FOLLOWED: publicizes hours of operation by posting in Center and notifying clients; ensures staff members are present during scheduled work hours; ensures inclement weather policy is followed.
• MONITORS KITCHEN OPERATIONS: assists Food Service Manager in planning food and supply purchases; ensures maximum utilization of raw food and supplies; maintains accurate ongoing inventories; eliminates pilfering of food and supplies through inventory controls; ensures proper menus are followed according to schedule; notifies the DIRECTOR of SENIOR SERVICES of menu deviations; enforces portion control and food temperature regulations; monitors proper packaging and delivery of Home-Delivered Meals;
  
  ensures proper storage of food and supplies; hires replacement labor personnel on temporary basis as needed; assumes kitchen duties during staff absence when necessary.
• MONITORS TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS: assures maximum ridership at minimum mileage for each route; remains knowledgeable of all routes; enforces pre-trip checks and post trip cleaning of vans by drivers; notifies DIRECTOR of SENIOR SERVICES of needed repairs and makes recommendations; enforces policies for maintenance and repair of vehicles; ensures proper maintenance and repair of vehicles; ensures proper maintenance records are maintained; hires replacement drivers on temporary basis as needed;
  
  assumes driving duties during staff absence when necessary.
• MAINTAINS BUDGETARY CONTROL FOR SENIOR CENTER: monitors purchases and expenditures; recommends building improvements, repairs and equipment purchases based on need and budget constraints; enforces Project Income Policy and Procedures.
• PLANS ACTIVITIES FOR CLIENTS: promotes an active Site Council; and enforces Site Council rules; organizes, promotes and conducts regularly scheduled activities (i.e., arts and crafts, excursions, sports, games, music, dramatics, etc.); posts and notifies local media of monthly schedule of activities; encourages participation in annual events such as Regional and State Senior Games.
• ORGANIZE AND PROMOTE FUND-RAISING EVENTS. Will provide and conduct fund raising events as needed to reach annual Project Income goals.
• COMPLETES REQUIRED DAILY RECORDS AND SUBMITS REPORTS AS SCHEDULED: keeps records containing accurate information; submits reports and billing information to meet deadlines.
• PROMOTES INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO ALL ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN COMMUNITY.
• WILL ATTEND ALL STAFF MEETINGS AND TRAINING AS REQUIRED.
• PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED:
  Other reasonable related duties as needed to ensure proper operation of the Senior Center.
• Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at…