Job Position

The primary purpose of this 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

Administrative Functions

· 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.

· Keep abreast of economic conditions and situations and recommend to the Recreation Director adjustments in recreation programs that assure the continued ability to provide daily activities.

· Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the recreation department.

· Participate in Facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies, as necessary or as may be directed.

· 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.

Personnel Functions

· Assist in-room residents by visiting with them, writing letters, running errands, making appointments, etc., as necessary.

· Conduct individual, and/or group, re-motivation, and reality orientation sessions to promote the worth, self-esteem, and reality level of the residents.

· Oversee the residents engaged in scheduled activities to promote the physical, social, and mental wellbeing of residents by applying experience in activities and knowledge of diagnoses and conditions of residents.