THERAPY AIDE SUPERVISOR - SES - 50000837

Requisition No: 856172 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: THERAPY AIDE SUPERVISOR - SES - 50000837

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 50000837 

Salary:  40,105.73 

Posting Closing Date: 07/16/2025 

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Requisition #856172

THERAPY AIDE SUPERVISOR – SES (ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans’ Home

Panama City, Bay County

Starting Annual Salary:  $40,105.73

Paid biweekly

This position is overtime eligible‎

***ANTICIPATED VACANCY***

Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan.  Health, vision, dental, ‎disability, and other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates.  Paid vacation and ‎sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and personal day.  Tuition waiver available for State Universities and ‎Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be an employee of the Florida Department of Veterans' affairs
• Must have a valid Florida Drivers license
• Must be licensed in Florida as a therapeutic recreation specialist or as an activities professional by a recognized accrediting body OR is eligible for licensure as a therapeutic recreation specialist or as an activities professional
• Must possess two (2) years’ experience in a social or recreational program within the last 5 years, one (1) of which was full-time in a therapeutic activities program OR is a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
• Successful completion of the due diligence process to include, but not limited to, a Level II background check and drug test

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least two (2) year of supervisory experience
• At least five (5) years of long-term care experience
• Experience working with large numbers of volunteers and volunteer groups
• Familiarity with resident care plans and MDS
• Familiarity with purchasing procedures for ordering supplies, equipment and performing entertainers

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Activities Director is responsible for the development, implementation, supervision and ongoing evaluation of the activities program.  The incumbent works on an independent basis and is responsible to plan, develop, ‎organize, implement, evaluate and direct a program of therapeutic recreation and ‎activities to meet the individual needs of residents. These programs are designed to give residents entertainment, intercommunication, ‎exercise, relaxation as well as the opportunity to express creative talent.  The ‎incumbent ensures that residents in the Veterans’ Nursing Home receive fulfillment of ‎their basic psychological, social, and spiritual needs in accordance with current federal, ‎state and local standards.  This position reports directly to the Nursing Home ‎Administrator.‎

• Evaluate recreation therapy programming based on individualized preferences, abilities, issues, concerns, problems or needs
• Use such findings to develop, organize, plan and implement innovative therapeutic recreation programs to meet the physical, emotional and social needs of each individual resident
• Completes accurate progress notes, observations/assessments and MDS interviews. Enters this data electronically in a timely manner for each resident
• Supervises and directs CNA Therapy Aides, Motor Vehicle Operator and volunteers in the recreational activities
• Prepares performance standards and reviews, schedules attendance and approves leave
• Supervises, coordinates, and directs volunteer programming
• Maintains daily and monthly records of resident/volunteer attendance and participation in recreation activities for essential reporting
• Leads activity programs as scheduled
• Serve as a representative of the Activity Department on interdisciplinary team with the responsibility of ensuring the residents' measureable objectives are consistent with overall quality of care
• Creates and approves the monthly activity calendar of events and facility newsletter. Assists with donations to the nursing home and the completion of thank you letters, if needed, in a timely manner
• Completes purchase orders for equipment and entertainment as required per Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs (FDVA) purchasing procedures
• Performs other related duties as required to include special events at the facility and outside of the facility (i.e. American Legion, VFW, etc.)

This position is in the Selected Exempt Service

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.