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Description
Position Summary:
- Create, plan and implement group activities for participants at senior center location.Â
- Work requirements: 8:30a - 2:30p. Monday - Friday, 6 hours per day.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following description is a general representation of the key duties and responsibilities of the position.Â
- Manage the front desk activities on a rotating schedule.
- Create, plan, organize and implement socialization activities; including craft classes, exercise groups, holiday parties, snack bar, etc.
- Shop for and transport all material needed for programming.
- Account for all group funds using agency system.
- Research community resources, coordinate and implement onsite educational and entertainment programs.
- Research, coordinate and implement special trips.
- Coordinate the monthly newsletter.
- Recruit, train, supervise and recognize program volunteers.
- Recruit participants for programs.
- Complete appropriate agency forms and documentation.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Specific knowledge, training or skills required to perform the duties of this position including specific courses, training programs or required certifications. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position.Â
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Training in Activity Coordination at the College level, or commensurate experience.
- Certification as Resident Activities Coordinator (RAC) and experience working with the elderly.
Previous Experience that is necessary to qualify for this position:
• At least two (2) years of experience working with older adults.
Essential Physical Demands and Working Environment
(The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.)
- This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, keyboard and telephone.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Light to moderate lifting is required, up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to uphold the stress of traveling.
- Regular, predictable attendance is required.
- Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
- Ability to work in a confined area.
- Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
- Work environment is stressful at times.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.
REPORTS TO AND EVALUATED BY: Center Director
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