ACTIVITY COORDINATOR, VETERANS HOME AND MEDICAL Napa and San Diego

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), where we proudly serve California’s 1.6 million veterans. We advocate with purpose and passion every day for our state’s veterans and their families and connect them to their earned benefits. We offer a range of services, from our network of award-winning veterans' homes to our innovative home loans program. Additionally, we provide special statewide benefits and veteran outreach services.

CalVet provides our staff with a wide range of fulfilling and enriching growth opportunities in skilled trades, healthcare, administrative and professional fields, and beyond. We actively cultivate an inclusive atmosphere that embraces individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and life journeys, empowering them to excel and flourish. We enthusiastically welcome your distinctive contributions to our organization and the meaningful work we undertake.

Apply today to join our team! We especially encourage veterans to apply utilizing the state’s Veterans Preference program. Visit our website at www.calvet.ca.gov to learn more about us.

This position is located in the Recreation Therapy Department at the Veterans Home of California-Napa and is subject to the Post and Bid requirements for Bargaining Unit 20.     

Plans, coordinates, and carries out activities which involve geriatric patients, including discussion and study groups, reading, gardening, games, exercise, art, music, creative ventures and religious and educational pursuits; assists in developing activity plans to carry out the goals of individual activity programs; plans and recommends program activities to the interdisciplinary team; coordinates activity schedules with other patient services; requests and maintains equipment and supplies; maintains a current record of the type and frequency of activities and the names of patients participating in each activity; coordinates volunteer participation in the activity program with Volunteer Services; participates in in- service training; prepares routine activity reports documenting the participation of each patient; and develops and maintains appropriate contacts with community resources.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a Certificate of Attendance in the Activity Coordinator Training Course. and Either I Two years of general experience in a health care facility.

Or II

One year of experience in a long-term care facility for geriatrics.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of: Principles, procedures, techniques and trends of activity programs; and physical, psychological, and social problems of the geriatric patient.

Ability to: Plan, coordinate and carry out program activities; establish and maintain cooperative relationships with individuals and organizations contacted in the course of the work; be able to speak and write effectively; operate all necessary tools and equipment; maintain supplies; analyze situations accurately and adopt a suitable course of action.

Special Personal Characteristics

Objective and empathetic understanding of the elderly; tolerance, tact and emotional stability.

Additional Desirable Qualification

The talent to motivate people by virtue of a positive, friendly attitude in order to create a pleasant and safe environment in which the patient feels confident and secure.

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