Programs Director

SUMMARY

The Activity Director is responsible for all resident activities and excursions for both independent and assisted living residents at a WellQuest Living community. The Activity Director is responsible for all programming, organizing, scheduling, budgeting, promotion, facilitating and directing the overall operations of the activities and excursions. Excursions are to be modeled after a “cruise ship” excursion program and do not include trips such as doctor visits, shopping trips, church attendance, and other regularly scheduled departures from the community for which the community provides transportation. All responsibilities must be completed in accordance with current standards, guidelines and regulations, company policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Executive Director to assure that an on-going program of activities, excursions and events are designed to meet the interests, desires and needs of the residents. Hire, evaluate, coordinate, monitor performance, and supervise department staff in accordance with company policy. Make recommendations to the Executive Director with respect to staff evaluations, merit pay increases, reprimands, disciplinary actions and terminations.

Reports to: Executive Director.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential duties and responsibilities described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the basic functions of the position. While every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of the position, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is an essential function of the position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

1. Primary responsibility is to provide an interesting, creative and rewarding social atmosphere throughout the property and promote resident participation through regularly scheduled high- quality activities, excursions, special events, guest speakers, movie showings, exercise sessions, establishment of clubs, games, art and creativity opportunities, educational classes and other such activities.

1. Ensure activities and events acknowledge and meet the cultural, religious and ethnic diversity and interests of the residents.
2. At WellQuest Living Communities (non-CCRC), personally meet with each new resident within thirty (30) days of move-in to ensure completion of a “Life’s Journey Assessment”, if applicable.
3. At CCRC communities, ensure that within thirty (30) days of move-in, the resident’s New Resident Profile has been reviewed so that the interests and hobbies of all new residents are addressed.
4. Ensure that the department is staffed and activities and/or excursions are planned seven days a week. This position may be required to regularly work weekends.
5. Create, develop, promote, coordinate, schedule, administer and attend two excursions per calendar week. The expectation is one excursion will occur on a weekday and the other will occur on a weekend date. There shall be no less than eight (8) excursions per calendar month.
6. Create, develop, promote, coordinate, schedule, administer and attend one Grand Excursion per calendar quarter. The Grand Excursion may be a combined trip with the WellQuest Living communities in the area and may be planned by the Activity Department.
7. All excursions involve research of future excursions; booking of all events; making reservations; purchasing tickets for events, following up with venues for confirmation; meeting contacts; establishing pricing for excursions; previewing venues; preliminary drives of excursion routes; anticipating and meeting comfort needs of residents during excursions; creating and distributing all excursion brochures; developing excursion registration materials; confirming with scheduled drivers, supplying any addresses needed.
8. Create and distribute Excursions brochure with the assistance and approval of the Regional Director of Excursions (if applicable) and Executive Director.</