The primary purpose of your position is to assist in planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreational, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual programs, in accordance with the resident’s assessment and care plan, and as may be directed by your Supervisor.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the recreation programs of this Facility.

· Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that Facility activities and resident progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior.

· Participate in community planning related to the interests of the Facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.

· Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of recreation care plans and resident assessments.

· Interview residents or family members to obtain recreation information.

· Involve the resident and family in planning recreation programs, when possible.

· Involve the resident and family in planning objectives and goals for the resident.

· Refer resident and families to appropriate social service personnel when the Facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident.

· Coordinate activities with other departments, as necessary.

· Ensure that all charted recreation progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the resident’s response to the service.

· Arrange transportation for field trips when necessary.