A career with Brookdale has never been more rewarding! Brookdale is the only national full-spectrum senior living solutions company and committed to providing the best options for our over 110,000 residents we serve. The services that we offer ensure residents continue to live the lives that they want while also meeting all of their needs along the way. Every day our associates collaborate to guarantee this promise is fulfilled in more than 1,150 communities in 47 states. Our Senior Living Solutions include: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Continuing Care Retirement, Therapy, Hospice, Home Health, and Personalized Living.
More than a company, it is a calling.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Planning, organizing, and directing resident Activity Programming that enriches lives and encourages participation/socialization
- Creating a social environment throughout the community and promoting resident and family participation by coordinating and communicating a published monthly calendar of events
- Developing, motivating, and supervising department staff in accordance with all company policies, procedures, and core values; including department budget and schedule management
- Coordinating transportation to off-site activities and driving 15-passenger shuttle
- Directly supervising the Activity Assistant and overseeing Transportation department
At Brookdale, you will enjoy a rewarding career with a forward thinking company while receiving an impressive portfolio of benefits designed to help you maintain a comfortable lifestyle for you and your family, including • Major Medical • Dental• Vision• Flexible Spending Account • Short-term Disability • Long-term Disability • 401(K) with Company Match • Life Insurance • Tuition Reimbursement • Paid Vacation & Holidays • Continuing Education • License Reimbursement
- Bachelors degree in Recreational Therapy or four-year degree preferred
- Three years of direct program/activities experience, including planning, organizing, and executing a variety of programs
- Current and valid state Driver's License with clean driving record
- Previous supervisory experience required
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Flexibility with schedule, including availability to work some holidays and weekends
- Must enjoy and have passion for working with the senior population
