Activities Director

Develop and implement therapeutic individual and group activities for the clients in coordination with the Program Director and Executive Director.

• Brings in new ideas and activities to the clients we serve.
• Organizes group and community activities.
• Completes initial activity assessments on all clients.
• Provides structure, discipline, and security in meeting the needs of the clients.
• Provides individual and group activity modules for the clients.
• Serves as an adult role model and a source of feedback to the clients.
• Always supervises and monitors clients.
• Intervenes in crisis situations using the approved Mandt system.
• Contributes to the treatment plan updates monthly.
• Attends the weekly multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings.
• Schedules activities for special events such as all holidays, spring breaks and days off of school.
• Creates a quarterly meeting with each unit and staff member to collaborate on new and innovative activities.
• Manages and updates the daily schedule and ensures staff have access to the schedule.
• Ensures the recreation staff have sufficient number of groups.
• Ensures staff have all the activities equipment to ensure the schedule can be followed.
• Manages all certificates required for all the extracurricular groups including but not limited to the equine, the ropes, and the master gardening.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends to meet the needs of the program – knowing that this is more than a 40-hour job.
• Contribute to developing new programs and improving current programs, procedures, and resources.
• Supervises the equine specialists, master gardener, and ropes course employees.
• Manages activity budget and effectively communicates budgeted needs to the Executive Director.
• Reports unusual incidents through appropriate Risk Management, clinical and safety channels.
• Implements Saint Francis Ministries policies and follows directives as required. Follows and adheres to all pertinent Saint Francis Ministries Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), rules, personnel policies, and procedures; related accreditation and licensure standards; and federal, state, and local rules, statutes, regulations, and all term of the contract between Saint Francis Ministries and DCF.
• Ensures clients’ rights are protected. Makes sure all clients have received their rights and maintains a signed copy in each resident file.
• Is knowledgeable of and follows all safety procedures.