Job description

For over 84 years, Easterseals New Hampshire has been helping people of all ages and abilities through our 11 programs. Our work empowers individuals to improve their health and well-being, achieve greater independence, recover from substance use, develop life skills, access education, secure housing, find family, and connect with their communities. In everything we do, we strive to lead the way to a lifetime of full equity, inclusion, and access.

We are looking for an Adult Day Services Activities Coordinator to join our team in Manchester!

The Adult Day Services Activities Coordinator will develop and implement a program of person-centered activities, geared towards stimulating peer interaction, promoting constructive use of individual and group time, and motivating participants to function at their maximum level of independence. The Activities Coordinator will both address and work to help improve the skills of individuals attending the Adult Day programs in the areas of social isolation, strength and balance, loneliness, mental health, and cognition.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Understand and implement programming to individually and collectively impact the social determinants of health outcomes, including addressing work in collaboration with center managers to provide leadership in design and implementation of the day-to-day activity schedule
• Maintain a professional atmosphere within the programs, ensuring programs, environment and communication are age appropriate, culturally competent, respectful and engaging at all times
• Implement innovative and evidenced based programming while incorporating individual and group interests
• Responsible for developing and implementing intergenerational programming
• Schedule community trips and seek opportunities for community partnerships, arranging presenters, and securing transportation for community events
• Responsible for creating the entertainment schedule and handling yearly contracts of the professional entertainers
• Shop for program supplies and ensure staff have appropriate tools necessary to provide daily person-centered programming
• Participate in routine staff meetings, family meetings and other meetings as indicated
• Transport clients as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or related field
• Three (3) years’ experience in activity programming, and in the aging field or related field
• Recreational Therapists are encouraged to apply!
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

Hours: Full-Time, Monday-Friday

What’s in it for you? We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time, eligible employees, including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO) begins accruing on your first day!
• 10 Paid Holidays, including a Floating Holiday of your choice
• 403 (b) Employer Match – up to a maximum of 3%
• Tuition Reimbursement after one year of employment
• Federal student loan forgiveness eligibility and student loan repayment for qualifying positions
• Employee Discounts
• On-site child care center at a discount for employees. Available at Auburn Street and S. Main Street in Manchester
• Wellness Programs: Health coaching, on-site and remote nutritional counseling services, remote and on-site fitness classes, reimbursement programs for weight loss & tobacco cessation
• All Employees of Easterseals NH are now eligible for DailyPay, a new optional benefit that allows you to access your pay whenever you need it.

We are proud to be a recovery-friendly workplace and a NH Veteran-Friendly Business.

To learn more about this role, please click on the blue “Apply Now” button below to submit your application. Difficulty submitting your application? Contact Patty at 603-670-6817 or pcooper@eastersealsnh.org.

Candidates must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for employment. EOE

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