Program director tips

Top 5 Activities Director interview questions with detailed tips for both hiring managers and candidates.

Like most activity directors of assisted living facilities, you can experience overwhelm at times. So what can you? Just follow these 5 tips to help you shake that overwhelm once and for all in your senior activity program.

Learn about the key requirements, duties, responsibilities, and skills that should be in a Program Director Job Description.

When I started my first Activity Director job, I was only a few years out of college. While I had worked with seniors in a skilled nursing community before, nothing quite prepared me for taking on an Activity Director role. Here are a few things I wish someone had told me in those first few weeks, months, and years.

Even the best managers tend to make mistakes as they start their leadership career. As a new manager, I was not immune. Learn the top five mistakes I made.

If you haven’t yet read part 1 and part 2, make sure to go back to learn about interview basics and questions you may be asked on the big day. As much as the residency program is trying to figure out if you’re a good fit for them, you need to figure out if they’re a good fit for you too. During the interview day, you will have the opportunity to meet with current residents and ask them questions about their experience. Below is a list of essential questions that you should have answered by…

With all the tasks that activity professionals have, it's no wonder that most feel overwhelmed. Here are a few ideas to help you get rid of overwhelm - once and for all. Get more senior activity ideas at notjustbingo.com TODAY!

Leadership is different from management. This gets talked about a lot more now than it used to, however, there are still those who when I say “leadership” hear “in-charge” and that is just not the case. Whether or not you are the director or a programming librarian or a clerk you can be a leader in-that you empower other people to be the best that they can be at their jobs and to be invested in the library.

Are you a college music education major and planning to become a band director, choir director or orchestra teacher? This article contains reflections from 70+ experienced band directors. Tips such as how to teach rhythm, woodwind and brass tips, How to diagnose woodwind playing issues, transposing, how to advocate for my own music program, band rehearsal techniques-and more! Teaching ideas for beginning band, middle school band, high school band, choir, orchestra, and upper elementary.