Special Events Manager - Casino jobs in Portsmouth, NH

Blue Water is privately held and family-owned by father and son Jack and Todd Burbage.

The Activities Manager is responsible for overseeing the job duties performed by recreation staff on a day-to-day basis. Implements activities that are stimulating and engaging for our participants to meet individual care plan outcomes, including but not limited to inter-generational, music, arts, modified sports/exercise, and technology.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Must possess the ability to interact professionally and effectively within a teamwork-oriented setting with staff, supervisors, and participants.
• Must be proficient with standard technologies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Develop cohorts of individuals to participate in full community inclusion that has similar interests, desires, and capabilities.
• Create a community activity and integration program based upon residents' needs, preferences, and abilities.
• Ability to create, plan and manage activities effectively.
• Extremely Energetic, approachable, and fit

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist in planning, organizing, evaluating, and promoting the Department's programs and services.
• Help prepare the Department's annual budget, maintain records and prepare reports for those activities to which assigned.
• Create, implement, and evaluate social, recreational, and educational programs.
• Produce a monthly activities calendar and newsletter to be followed by the team and shared with participants and their caregivers.
• Develop, manage, and report on the recreation and activity budget monthly.
• Ensure all documentation is completed promptly.
• Conduct assessments for all new participants.
• Responsible for leading teams throughout the execution of projects, activities, and excursions
• Responsible for facilitating all aspects of an activity program, from planning product and business development projects to production, launching, and post-launch evaluation.
• Coach, counsel, recruit, train, and discipline employees
• Supervising and directing staff with any activities or events
• Ensures the property is always clean, orderly, well-manicured, and guest-ready.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Provides regular and reliable attendance.

WHAT YOU BRING

• High school diploma or actively enrolled to achieve a degree.
• Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant discipline (preferred)
• 3-5 years of work experience in recreation/ activities

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to stand; use hands and fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The team members frequently is required to walk, occasionally hike or engage in other outdoor activities with guests. The associate will also be involved in some pool activities, where he or she would need to know how to swim or balance themselves in the pool. The associate will regularly lift boxes of supplies weighing up to 50 pounds between locations and occasionally lift/move up or over 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, and the ability to adjust and focus.

The hospitality environment is fast-paced, and at times you may be required to cover or assist with tasks/job functions outside of the job you were hired for. We require each of our team members to have an All-Hands-On-Deck mindset. This means you may be tasked with other functions and are expected to complete those tasks with the same level of enthusiasm and dedication as expected with your normal job duties.