Activity Director

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Activity Director

Course Code: HSE-ACTDIR

The State of North Carolina requires medical residential facilities to have recreational activities for residents. In this course, you’ll learn how to lead these programs through lecture and hands-on activities. Class completion plus 25 volunteer hours at an assisted living or nursing home will be required to complete this program.

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Available Classes

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This course is designed to provide additional training to individuals working as Activity Director in a health-related setting. Each student enrolled in this section is expected to attend all the meeting times and location listed below. The online work may be done anytime during the week, and the number of hours listed indicate how much time a student should anticipate it taking to complete the online assignments each week. Courses with both classroom and clinical components, have additional times listed for the clinical dates, which are located off campus.
Meeting times and locations:
Wed 06/11/25 5:30p - 8p
Perdue Hall , Room 00138
Main Campus
800 College Ct, New Bern NC 28562
06/18/25 - 10/22/25
Wed 5:30p - 8p
CPBC , Room 001
Main Campus
800 College Ct, New Bern NC 28562
06/16/25 - 07/14/25
Mon 5:30p - 7:30p
Online
Main Campus
800 College Ct, New Bern NC 28562
09/14/25 - 10/05/25
Sun 12p - 5p
Online
Main Campus
800 College Ct, New Bern NC 28562
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Textbook: Activities Keep Me Going and Going, Volume B, ISBN: 9780931990090. Visit our bookstore to check for availability.

  1. Background check via Castle Branch required due no later than one week prior to start date. Background check results are submitted to the college electronically from Castle Branch. View background check instructions.
  2. If employed in a long-term care or assisted living facility, request from your employer a copy of the background check or on company letterhead confirming the background check was completed. Send via email or provide a sealed letter to the instructor at the first class session
  3. Student Health Form – Complete pages 4-8. Bring copies of all required documents to the instructor.
    • Current Tuberculosis (TB/PPD) test will be required. Provide documentation to the instructor at first class session.
    • Hepatitis B Series: First 2 shots initiated and documented or titer
    • Flu shot
  4. Covid vaccination: Requirements vary at the clinical locations. Shots with documentation or exemptions may be considered. More information will be discussed at the first class session.
  5. High school diploma or GED required.

Contact Information

Workforce Development
Brock Administration Building
New Bern Campus
252-638-7248

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