MC LIFE ENRICHMENT COORDINATOR

Staying active and engaged is important at every stage of life, so we make sure to provide as many opportunities for our residents to have enriching experiences as we can! If you have a passion for working with senior adults and are an organized, creative, energetic person with vision – someone self-motivated, goal-oriented and a team player – then we want you to be a part of our team dedicated to the mission and vision of WellLife at Blakeford.  

This coordinator oversees the activities within Memory Care. The role of this position include but are not limited to creating meaningful calendars with appropriate activities for memory care. The coordinator must be knowledgeable of state standards and regulations and maintain them, the provided opportunities for meaningful and purposeful activities while maintaining a budget, and ordering supplies. The coordinator also must maintain a good repertoire with residents, families, community members, and other staff members. The coordinator attends care plan meetings for residents and is able to clearly communicate residents' leisure needs/updates. This role also provides weekend coverage. This role has 12 residents.

Must be 25+ years of age and have a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record (Blakeford’s insurance company will evaluate records)

Benefits for Full-Time Team Members

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription coverage
• Life, STD, LTD Insurance
• 403(b) with matching up to 4% after one year of service
• 21 paid days off per year
• Team member recognition programs including up to $250 for referrals

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES: The Life Enrichment Coordinator-

• Plans, develops and implements lifestyle opportunities that fulfill the mission and vision of WellLife at Blakeford:

Enriching lives every day through engaging and wellness-centered lifestyle opportunities.

Life Enrichment’s primary focus is on the following elements:

• Connect (Social and Volunteer Opportunities)
• Enlighten (Intellectual)

Life Enrichment offers their support in the creation and implementation of the following elements:

• Inspire (Spiritual and Emotional)- Spiritual Care Department
• Thrive (Physical)- Wellness Department

Opportunities should include small and large group programs, outings, small and large group opportunities to meet the varying needs of the residents, social gatherings and parties, participation in the planning and implementation of the big community-wide events, dementia-specific programming, and management and implementation of Music and Memory.

• Participates in administrative duties, which include publishing of the monthly calendar, daily event and special event communication through Blakeford’s various communication mechanisms, inputting of resident charges into myblakeford.com, maintaining sign-up sheets, oversees the resident photo board, and other miscellaneous administrative duties necessary to properly run the daily operations of Life Enrichment.
• Provides quarterly documentation on all residents.
• Completes activities portion of RAI for all residents in a timely fashion.
• Attends meetings as required including resident care plan meetings.
• Reaches out to the greater community to engage volunteers to implement new programs, lead programs, develops relationships with residents to meet their varying needs. Provides supervision and basic training of volunteers and internship students, when applicable.
• Manages the procurement, care and maintenance of supplies and equipment and works within budget guidelines.
• Coordinates and co-leads quarterly Family Council meetings, as scheduled.
• Responsible for the daily feeding and watering of birds in the aviary as well as general cleaning of the cage.
• Interacts with co-workers, physicians, residents and all other customers in a manner which encourages harmonious working relationships, enhances the image and reputation of the facility and promotes positive customer relations.
• Supports the facility’s mission statement by dependability in attendance, punctuality, maintaining confidentiality, the timely completion of assignments, and attention to principles of professional ethics and quality service.
• Has a commitment to professional and personal growth through development of skills and knowledge, as well as improvement in the facility’s performance.
• Ensures the rights, dignity and confidentiality of all residents is maintained.
• All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

SUPERVISION & LEADERSHIP:

Provides supervision to volunteers and students through the planning and scheduling of work; the review and approval of tasks, and performance appraisal.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.

Experience in leading activities in the long-term care and memory care setting preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THIS JOB:

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist or State Certified Activities Director If candidate does not currently have this certification upon hire they will be sent to the next scheduled seminar to obtain it. or2+ years prior experience as activities coordinator or director in a long term care and/or memory care setting. Must be 24+ years of age and have a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record (Blakeford’s insurance company will evaluate records)

SKILLS REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THIS JOB:

Must have a passion to work with senior adults, creative, energetic, vision and goal oriented, organized, a team player, self-motivated, and has an understanding and commitment to the mission and vision of WellLife at Blakeford.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific or technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquires or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form.

COMPUTER OPERATIONS: Basic computer skills

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

Blakeford at Green Hills is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants and employees for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.