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Retained Recruitment for Activities Directors

Activities Directors design and deliver meaningful social, recreational, and therapeutic programming for long-term care residents. We find the professionals your organisation needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–40 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $36,000 – $58,000
Activity DirectorRecreation TherapistLife Enrichment DirectorCTRSCOTA (Activities)
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What Does a Activities Director Do?

Developing and running daily activity programmes, conducting resident assessments for activity preferences and abilities, managing activity staff and volunteers, completing required MDS documentation for activity needs, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team.

What We Screen For

ADPC or CTRS certification (facility and state requirements vary), at least 2 years of activities experience in a long-term care setting, and genuine creativity in programme design. Strong documentation skills for MDS compliance are essential.

💡 Hiring Insight

Activities Directors who can engage residents with dementia through sensory and memory-based programming are particularly valuable — this is a specialty skill worth asking about in screening.

Typical Compensation
$36,000 – $58,000
CTRS certification and facilities with robust programming budgets pay at the higher end.
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Also Known As

Activity DirectorRecreation TherapistLife Enrichment DirectorCTRSCOTA (Activities)

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Our retained model delivers a pre-screened, credentialled shortlist within 21–40 days. Start with a free, confidential 25-minute consultation.

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Common Questions

Recruiting a Activities Director — FAQ

Most Activities Director searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 40 business days. Activities Directors who can engage residents with dementia through sensory and memory-based programming are particularly valuable — this is a specialty skill worth asking about in screening. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.
ADPC or CTRS certification (facility and state requirements vary), at least 2 years of activities experience in a long-term care setting, and genuine creativity in programme design. Strong documentation skills for MDS compliance are essential.
Retained recruitment means one dedicated recruiter works exclusively on your role from the moment you engage — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening credentials, and presenting only candidates who meet your specific brief. For a role like Activities Director, where activities directors who can engage residents with dementia through sensory and memory-based program…, passive outreach is often the only reliable way to find high performers.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional leaves or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation for Activities Director roles typically ranges from $36,000 – $58,000. CTRS certification and facilities with robust programming budgets pay at the higher end. Geographic market, organisation size, and specific experience or certifications are the primary factors. We provide full compensation benchmarking at the start of every retained search.
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