Life Enrichment/Therapeutic Recreation Director (Boulder City)
Volunteers of America - National Services

Boulder City, Nevada

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Life Enrichment / Therapeutic Recreation Director

Volunteers of America is looking for an experienced Life Enrichment / Therapeutic Recreation Director to orchestrate social, recreational, purposeful and spiritual activities to residents. If you love to network, be creative and be an impactful force in people's lives, come join our communities!

Core Responsibilities:

  • Designs and implements a lifestyle plan for the entire building
  • Responsible for the direction and training of life enrichment and therapeutic staff
  • Manages monthly and yearly budgets for departments
  • Coordinate all activities surrounding recruitment and planning for volunteer participation
  • Responsible for the creation of the monthly resident newsletter
Work where you feel at home.
The warm and caring atmosphere of our communities is created by nurses, environmental specialists, certified nursing assistants and other team members who love to help older adults feel healthy and at home.

At Volunteers of America, we're also dedicated to creating thoughtful, caring and flexible work environments for our team members. When you begin a career with us, expect the support you need to succeed in your role, respect for your individuality and beliefs, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

When you join our team of exceptional professionals, we'll trust you to do your best each day, and to show compassion and caring for our residents and your fellow team members. In return, you'll be rewarded with a generous array of industry-leading benefits and workplace considerations.

Special Features
  • Top benefit packages
  • Growth and advancement opportunities
  • Flexible schedules
  • Pay in lieu of benefits options
  • Loan reimbursement (MN skilled care centers)
  • Career scholarships
  • Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
  • Employee discount program

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in therapeutic recreation; or bachelor's degree with major concentration in a human service area; or completion of a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
  • Minimum two (2) years experience in a management position in a health care setting.
  • Ability to work with varying levels of responsiveness.
  • Must possess a high level of flexibility and tolerance to adjust to changes in workloads, assignments, hours and days (i.e., weekends, evenings, holidays, etc.).
  • Ability to teach and train on the use of the internet and have a knowledge base of computer programs such as internet explorer and e-mail systems.
  • Previous activities/programming experience of one year. Knowledge base of Alzheimer's dementia and related memory loss.

  • EOE M/F/Vets/Disabled

    Recently, the Healthcare division of Volunteers of America National Services decided to require vaccination for all employees, volunteers and contractors. While this decision was difficult, we understand that we care for individuals who are most susceptible to advanced COVID illness and death. We are committed to providing the safest environment possible for those we serve. This commitment extends to another very important group of individuals, our employees.

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    Job Snapshot

    Employee Type
    Full-Time

    Location
    Boulder City, NV

    Job Type
    Nonprofit - Social Services, Health Care

    Experience
    Not Specified

    Date Posted
    09/02/2021

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