Assistant Recreation Director

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Full-Time Willmar, MN, US

8 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $20.98 To $23.62 Hourly

BETHESDA

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RECREATION

To assist the Recreation Director in ensuring that all neighborhoods are provided purposeful and meaningful activities and experiences that are personalized to improve quality of life for Bethesda’s residents. This leadership position provides support, coaching, and direction to recreation team members; supports implementation of programming and strategic initiatives for the department; and plays a significant role in contributing to a positive culture for individuals to live and work.

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health Insurance through Nice and Proximal
• Short-Term Disability
• 401(k) with up to a 6% employer match
• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Reports to:
  
  Recreation Director.
• Secondary Reporting to:
  Administrator.
• Interrelationships with:
  Department Directors, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Office Staff, and Nursing staff.
• Supervisory Relationships:
  Recreation Assistants
• Internal Relationships:
  Residents. Resident family members
• External Contacts:
  Clergy, Visitors, Vendors, Teachers, and Potential Volunteers.

80 hours per pay period;
Monday through Friday, with flexibility to support on weekends as needed.

Business casual attire. Jeans with no holes or rips. Bethesda shirts. Solid colored t-shirts.
Footwear:Close-toe, comfortable, slip-resistant shoes.
Hair and Hygiene:Maintain a high standard of cleanliness, oral hygiene and deodorant. Neat and practical hairstyle. Hair tied back when working with food.
Identification:Visible name badge worn on chest area.
PPE:Compliance with facility guidelines for masks, gloves, goggles, etc. if applicable.
Piercings: Covered or removed if posing infection or safety risk.
Tattoos:Covered or removed if posing infection or safety risk.
General Appearance:Clean, well-maintained attire.

(Minimum qualifications necessary to function at full productivity.)

• Education:

May have completed the Basic Activity Education Course and have two-years of current work experience in Activity department of a long-term care facility.

• Experience:
  
  Three to five years of geriatric activity experience preferred.
• Personal:
  • Highly effective communication skills including communicating with frail people.
  • Effective public speaking abilities.
  • Proven organizational skills.
  • Proven ability to motivate and empower staff.
  • Ability to evaluate needs and affect change based on objective criteria.
  • Excellent written communication skills.
• Job Knowledge:
  • Knowledge and proficiency in computers.
  • Knowledge of basic human needs and the aging process.
  • Knowledge of Federal and State regulations governing long-term care activity programs.
  • Knowledge of professional activity standards.
  • Knowledge of volunteerism.

• Frequent walking and sitting.
• Occasionally lifting weights 20-40 pounds.
• Exposure to communicable diseases.

• Ability to listen to others with interest, compassion, and to respond with comfort and encouragement while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Knowledge and application of therapies, validation, remotivation, reality, art, grief, reminiscing, and life review.
• Willingness to learn and adapt these various therapeutic approaches.
• Ability to assess, perceive, and evaluate resident needs and to activity goal planning with resident and their family.
• Well-developed problem-solving ability.
  
  Ability to evaluate required charting.
• Understanding and application…