What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activities Director position at Ridgewood Manor?
Ridgewood Manor -
AOM Healthcare / Ridgewood Manor is currently seeking a Full-Time Activity Director. The primary purpose of this positon if to plan, organize, develop, and implement activities on the units and on community outings with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, facility established polices and procedures to assure that an on-going program of activities designed to meet, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment, the interests and the physical, mental, and psycho-social well-being of each resident is maintained.
Qualifications : The Activities Director must be an occupational therapist or therapy assistant, or therapeutic recreation specialist; or have two years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last five years preceding date of hire, one of which was full time in a patient activities program; or be eligible for certification by a recognized accrediting body as a therapeutic recreation specialist or activities professional or have completed at least 90 hours of training covering activities programs from a technical or vocational school, college, university or other educational institutions.
Experience : 1 year (preferred)
