Director of Community Programs & Volunteer Services at Presbyterian Homes – Evanston, Illinois

Looking for a great opportunity to be a Director of Community Programs & Volunteer Services where you can really make a difference?

Join the team at Westminster Place, a Presbyterian Homes community, an independent, non-profit senior living care organization offering full continuum of care from independent and assisted living to skilled nursing and memory care at four luxury retirement communities. Presbyterian Homes has achieved national recognition and accreditation for senior living leadership and expertise. We were established in 1904 and have an excellent reputation for providing a wide range of living options to seniors to live every day as they wish. Our team members have consistently rated Presbyterian Homes as a great workplace in confidential engagement surveys!

Essential Functions

• Responsible for supervising the coordination, planning, implementation and evaluation of all activities for residents at Westminster Place and Ten Twenty Grove.
• Maintain well balanced activities program through optimum coordination of activities staff, equipment, facilities, volunteer services, material resources and community resources.
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring, training, supervision and evaluation of all activities personnel at Westminster Place and Ten Twenty Grove.
• The Director of Community Programs & Volunteer Servicesat Westminster Place will act as the campus champion/spokesperson for living a full, enriched life to the fullest. This will include presenting seminars and workshops to residents, families, and the community.
• Develops, implements, and oversees Montessori-based programming for our residents, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team. Specifically, this will require a close, collaborative working relationship with the Health Care Administrator and DON. Develops, implements and oversees an art therapy program, created in tandem with an Art Therapist. Acts as a role model to the nursing staff, upholding the standards of practice of Presbyterian Homes, and Westminster Place. Functions as the contact and problem-solving person for residents, physicians, families, and visitors as indicated.
• Maintains a minimum of ten (16) hours of continuing education per year as per IDPH requirement for memory care.

Skills/Qualifications

• Degree in recreational therapy or related field.
• Minimum of five years management and supervisory experience in working with a geriatric population that includes dementia care.
• Demonstrate ability to manage and motivate others.
• Excellent organizational and communications skills.
• Demonstrates orientation toward customer service.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental Vision
• Long-term Disability & Extended Illness Bank Program
• Confidential employee assistance program
• Generous Paid Time Off/PTO plan. It is a plan that rolls over year to year.
• Employee lounges and meal discount program.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and baseline
• Scholarship programs including Tuition reimbursement
• Citizenship Funding Program
• On-site Fitness Centers staffed with certified personal trainers