The Activities Director is responsible for directing the development, implementation, supervision and ongoing evaluation of the activities program. This includes scheduling activities, both individual and groups, implementing and/or delegating implementation of these programs, monitoring and evaluating the response to the programs to determine if the activities meet the assessed needs of the resident.

Education & Experience:
An Activity Director must be a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), Occupational Therapist Registered and Licensed (OTR/L) or a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who has specialized course work in social group work, or the facility shall have a written agreement with a person from one of those disciplines to provide consultation to the activity director and/or activity department at least monthly, to ensure that the activity programming meets the needs of the residents of the facility. This could be changed to quarterly depending on the education and experience of the activity director. Additionally, the activity director shall have a minimum of ten hours of continuing education per year pertaining to activities programming. For more information, see the IL regulations Section 300.1410 Activity Program.

Salary Average
$33,500

Certifications
None required