Activities Manager - Krause

Activities Manager

Location: Rolling Meadows, IL

Schedule: Monday-Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm (40 hours/week)

Pay: $21.50/hr

Summary of Position:

Clearbrook empowers adults and children with intellectual/developmental disabilities to live their fullest lives possible. As an activity manager you will have the responsibility of planning, supervising and tracking all client activities at the Commons; both in-house and in the community. The Activity Manager provides training and support regarding activities to Direct Care Staff, tailors activities to client abilities and preferences, and maintains good working relationships with community resources.

Responsibilities:

The Activities Manager has the responsibility of developing, coordinating, and facilitating client activities. They provide training and support regarding activities to direct care staff, tailor activities to client abilities and preferences, and maintain good working relationships with community resources.

What You Will Do:

• Create & Coordinate: Develop and facilitate a wide variety of client activities, including assessing requests, planning for holidays/weekends, and distributing a monthly community activity calendar.
• Evaluate & Adapt: Review activities monthly to focus on client satisfaction, highlight successes, overcome barriers, and implement client recommendations.
• Community Outreach: Actively reach out to community partners to build relationships and secure new opportunities or resources for persons with disabilities.
• Support & Train: Ensure that activity requirements are reasonable and clearly communicated to direct care staff, and assist with Clearbrook client advocacy groups.

The Activities Manager has the responsibility of developing, coordinating, and facilitating client activities. They provide training and support regarding activities to direct care staff, tailor activities to client abilities and preferences, and maintain good working relationships with community resources.

What You Will Do:

• Create & Coordinate: Develop and facilitate a wide variety of client activities, including assessing requests, planning for holidays/weekends, and distributing a monthly community activity calendar.
• Evaluate & Adapt: Review activities monthly to focus on client satisfaction, highlight successes, overcome barriers, and implement client recommendations.
• Community Outreach: Actively reach out to community partners to build relationships and secure new opportunities or resources for persons with disabilities.
• Support & Train: Ensure that activity requirements are reasonable and clearly communicated to direct care staff, and assist with Clearbrook client advocacy groups.