Activities Specialist - 129th Street

West Side Federation For Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc.                                                            129th Street Residence   Job Description :

• Activities Specialist Under the supervision of the Administrator / Director, maintain an organized and diversified program of individual and group activities to the residents of 129 th Street Residence.  This program is designed to enable each resident to engage in cultural, spiritual, diversional, physical, political, social, and intellectual activities within the facility and the community in order to sustain and promote an individual’s potential and sense of usefulness to self and others.  All services are provided with the goal of enabling residents to live permanently at 129th Street Residence as safely and independently as possible.   SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES : Directly provide within the facility programs and activities for group and individual participation.
• Arrange for the provision of programs and activities within the facility by community groups, service providers and volunteers.
• Arrange for participation of residents in community-based and community sponsored activities including arranging for transportation to enable the residents to participate in events.
• Involve residents in decision-making process about the types of activities to be offered.
• Maintain a monthly schedule of activities, conspicuously posted for residents and visitors, prepared at least one week in advance of its proposed implementation and amended to reflect changes as they occur.  Schedule must identify the event, location, time, and person responsible for each activity.
• Reach out into the facility to assure that all residents are notified of activities in advance and on the day of their occurrence and that activities are accessible to each resident.
• Assure that activities are accessible to all residents by considering and reflecting the age, sex, physical and mental capabilities, interest and cultural and social backgrounds of residents.

Maintain a record of all activities which have taken place and a log regarding the process by which activities were determined (eg :

Attend training sessions and conferences as required for enhancement of job skills Implement emergency procedures as necessary Submit all required reports in a complete and timely manner Assist with other duties as directed   QUALIFICATIONS EXPECTED :