Director of Recreation wanted for Nursing Home in Northern Queens, NY!

Director of Recreation Responsibilities Include:

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the activity programs of this facility.
• Provide for comprehensive activity programming for our Residents and their families.
• Supervision of a small department.
• Determine departmental staffing requirements necessary to meet the activity department’s needs, and assign a sufficient number of activity personnel for each tour of duty.
• Develop and participate in the planning, conducting, and scheduling of timely in-service training classes that provide instructions on “how to do the job”, and ensures a well-educated activity department.
• Place orders for equipment and supplies, as necessary or as may be required.
• Make periodic rounds to check equipment and to assure that necessary equipment is available and working properly.
• Develop and maintain a good rapport with all services involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is achieved in developing a comprehensive plan of care.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a Nursing Home
• Certified Occupation Therapy Assistants or COTAs (not required)
• Minimum of 2 years of recent experience working in an Activities or Recreation Department

What we offer:

• Salary Range $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
• Great Benefits Package.
• Professional Growth & Stability.
• Innovative Training Programs And much more!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer –M/F/D/V