Professional Resume Template for
Activities Director
Elena R. Moreno
Atlanta, GA
(404) 555-0143
elena.moreno@email.com
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Professional Summary
Collaborative Activities Director offering a 6-year history of designing and executing comprehensive recreational, social, and therapeutic wellness programs within senior care environments. Proven record of increasing monthly resident participation rates by 24% and achieving 100% compliance ratings during state health inspections. Skilled in managing annual program budgets up to $65,000, training over 40 volunteers, and leveraging resident engagement platforms like LifeLoop and Sagely to track wellness outcomes.
Work Experience
Activities Director — Shady Oaks Senior Living
Atlanta, GA | January 2023 – Present
- Directed a team of 4 activities assistants to coordinate 90+ monthly wellness, social, and cognitive events for a community of 120 senior residents.
- Increased monthly resident activity participation rate from 62% to 86% over 18 months by implementing personalized interest-based programming.
- Managed a $48,000 annual activity budget, reducing program supply expenses by 14% through vendor renegotiations and donation drives.
- Secured 100% compliance ratings in 3 consecutive annual state department of health inspections regarding activity documentation and safety guidelines.
Life Enrichment Coordinator — Starlight Memory Care Community
Marietta, GA | June 2020 – December 2022
- Designed and executed a specialized dementia-friendly sensory program, decreasing resident anxiety-related incidents by 28% within 9 months.
- Recruited, trained, and supervised a network of 35 active volunteers, increasing total weekly volunteer support hours by 40%.
- Implemented LifeLoop activity tracking software across the facility, reducing weekly documentation processing time for staff by 6 hours.
- Organized 8 large-scale quarterly family events with an average of 150+ attendees, achieving a 96% positive rating on post-event satisfaction surveys.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Gerontology
Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA · 2020
Skills
Program development, Senior wellness programming, Cognitive stimulation therapies, Volunteer coordination, Budget management, State health regulation compliance (Title 22 / CMS guidelines), LifeLoop, Sagely, PointClickCare, activity documentation, family relations, event planning, sensory therapy, memory care support
Projects
Community-Wide Digital Inclusion Program
Role: Lead Coordinator & Trainer
Tools: LifeLoop, GrandPad, Zoom, Canva
Secured a $12,000 community grant to deploy 30 adaptive tablets, training 45 residents and reducing reports of social isolation by 35% in 6 months.
Sensory Garden Revitalization
Role: Project Manager
Tools: Excel, Trello, VolunteerMatch
Coordinated a team of 18 volunteers to design and build a multi-sensory outdoor garden, raising $8,500 in donations and creating daily therapeutic space for 40+ memory care residents.
Certifications
- Activity Director Certified (ADC) (2022)
- Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) (2020)
Additional information
- First Aid, CPR, and AED Certified (American Red Cross)
- Member, National Association of Activity Professionals (NAAP)
- Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
Job Market Insights
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Activities Director
Job Market Insights
$48,000
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$72,000
Avg:
$58,500
Growth Outlook:
The employment of Activities Directors and Life Enrichment Professionals is projected to grow by 8% from 2024 to 2034, driven by the aging baby boomer generation and the expansion of assisted living and memory care facilities. As healthcare models shift toward holistic and preventative wellness, Certified Activities Directors will be critical in managing social connection and cognitive health programs to lower depression and readmission rates among seniors.
8% growth over 10 years
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