Company Description

• Start Date:  ASAP, we have a new employee orientation class starting soon
• Salary, based on credentials & experience:  $48,000-$53,000
• Schedule:  Days, with schedule fluctuations and weekend rotations as warranted by the center.

About Bourbonnais Terrace:

At Bourbonnais Terrace, you’re more than your job title, you’re part of a family. Here, every patient is known by name, valued for who they are, and supported with compassion and dignity.

Our 147-bed Specialized Mental Health and Rehab Facility (SMHRF) is dedicated to inpatient behavioral health, serving adults typically between the ages of 30 and 50. The most common diagnoses we support include severe depression, personality disorders, chemical dependency, and non-violent schizophrenia. Our team takes pride in building genuine relationships and helping each resident on their journey toward psychological rehabilitation, healing, and healthy living.

When you join us, you’re joining a team that makes a genuine difference.  Every single day.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• ⭐ Excellent care standards: We’re proud to hold a 5-Star Quality rating for outstanding clinical care.
• 🏡 Residents who appreciate you: Consistently high satisfaction scores reflect the trust and gratitude of those we serve and care for.
• 🤝 A true team atmosphere: Supportive, close-knit coworkers who make work feel meaningful.

If you’re a compassionate professional who values connection, teamwork, and purpose, Bourbonnais Terrace is where you belong.

Job Description

Activity Director - Lead Resident Engagement and Recovery

At our center, we know emotional well-being is as important as clinical care.  As our Activities Director, you will design and lead programs that bring joy, connection, and life-purpose to our residents.  This could involve leading exercise groups, team sport activities, and taking a therapeutic approach to social engagement & redirecting behaviors. 

• This is not a geriatric environment - we don't want you to play Bingo all day. We are seeking a director with therapeutic recreational approaches to mental health prevention and a willingness to work closely with our Psych Rehab team. Bring your out-of-the-box ideas! You will be helping our residents (primarily a male population) to find new engaging hobbies, redirect and focus on positive reinforcements, team sports ... and so much more. 
• This would be a great position for a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS)

What your day could look like:

• Lead daily activity groups like fitness, music, sports, games and other therapeutic programs
• Develop personalized plans/calendars/events and monitor documentation
• Supervise and train Activity Aides
• Ensure compliance with IDPH regulations
• Manage program resources and budgets

Why Join Us?

• Make a meaningful difference every day
• Work in a supportive, team-based behavioral health setting
• Help residents heal, connect, and thrive

Qualifications

Activity / Activities Director:  Officially we title this job an Activities Director, but in other centers it may be called a Manager of Life Enrichment.

What we need from you:

• Certified Activity Director (the 36-hour certification course for the state of IL)
• Prior experience in a healthcare setting as an Activity Director is strongly preferred
• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) is ideal, but not required
• Extensive involvement with leading a dynamic team, creating an engaging events calendar and managing the individual needs of behavioral health patients that address their physical, cognitive and social deficits
• Electronic medical records experience (Point Click Care)

You will work with a team that appreciates and respects the work you do every day. 

Come join us.

Additional Information

This overview/ad is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.  More information will be disclosed during your interview and on the formal Job Description

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This center is managed by TRANSITIONAL CARE MANAGEMENT.  We currently provide comprehensive management services to several inpatient healthcare centers throughout Northern IL & the Chicagoland area. These settings include Long-term Care Skilled Nursing (SNFs), Short-term Care Rehabilitation, Intermediate Care (ICFs), and Behavioral Health Service (SMHRFs) centers. 

Each center is unique; offering you a variety of long-term career opportunities.