DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES

Arizona State Veteran Home - Flagstaff
2100 North Gemini Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Salary: $51,700 - $55,000 (DOE) 

Grade: 20

Closing Date: November 27, 2025

Would you like to be part of an amazing team that helps veterans thrive? At the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services (ADVS), we are committed to serving and honoring veterans, service members, and their families by ensuring that they receive the highest quality services so they can thrive for a lifetime!

We are looking for a compassionate Activities Director. This position is responsible for managing and supervising a program of therapeutic recreation services for the Arizona State Veterans Home in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Your rewards:
• The opportunity to receive a pension and healthcare benefits for a lifetime!
• Generous paid time-off benefits
• Wellness and employee assistance programs, and so much more!

Your Contribution:
• Provide the highest quality direct care services to veterans
• Participate in facility meetings, training sessions, and the implementation of the Arizona Management System (AMS) to achieve continuous improvement and efficiency
• Use and develop your potential within a supportive team environment

• Design, plan, organize, coordinate, and implement recreation therapy services
• Monitor and confer with department staff and interdisciplinary team regarding overall treatment plan
• Monitor and evaluate responses to the programs to determine whether activities meet the assessed needs of the Veterans/Members, and makes revisions as needed
• Ensure services are delivered in compliance with facility policies and procedures, as well as with the state, VA, and federal regulations
• Provide training, education and support for therapeutic staff to ensure the goals and objectives of the work are met
• Participate in the development and implementation of the interdisciplinary care plan for all residents receiving wellness services; attend care plan meetings
• Assist Veterans/Members in the organization and continued development of council meetings in compliance with federal and state guidelines.
• Maintain program and administrative records; prepare reports; ensure that information is documented in accordance with regulations and facility policies and procedures
• Participate in budget planning process; monitor expenditures and work within budget parameters
• Manage supplies and equipment for the Recreation Therapy and Wellness Services Programs
• Develop and coordinate volunteer programs for the Arizona State Veteran Home to include orientation, training, assignments, supervision, and evaluation
• Act as a liaison between the facility and community organizations and stakeholders.
• Review Activities/Recreational Therapy policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with all regulatory standards; create new policies and procedures, as needed
  

  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Principals, practices, and techniques of recreation therapy
• Alternative therapeutic modalities
• The physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of the dementia patient
• Community resources
• Recruitment and training of staff/volunteers

Skill in:

• Verbal and written communication
• Time management

Observe and assess the needs of residents and apply appropriate non- medical therapeutic modality 

• Developing and carrying out patient behavioral care plans within an interdisciplinary team concept
• Supervisory/leadership

Ability to:

• Transport residents in a state vehicle
  

Clinical training/experience. Strong background using one or more alternative therapy modalities.

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation or related field.
• Requires certification as a Recreation Therapist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification or the National Association of Activity Professionals, or certification as a Music Therapist by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, or credential as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant.
• Current Negative Tb skin test (Mantoux skin test) within the last twelve months or a written statement from a physician, physician’s assistant or a registered nurse practitioner indicating freedom from tuberculosis, if in the past has had a positive skin test or tuberculosis
• Ability to obtain and retain a valid AZ DPS Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Ability to drive on State business. Requires possession of and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver's license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on State business are subject to driver's license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see A.AC. R2-10-207.11).
  

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Veterans' Services offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance
  

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).  Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Paul Sharp at recruiting@azdvs.gov for assistance.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.