Life Enrichment/Activities Coordinator-Assisted Living

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve and lead as a passionate advocate to create and maintain a culture of engagement by actively promoting and championing Life Enrichment services throughout the community (internally and externally).
• Encourage, motivate, inspire, and minimize barriers for residents to participate in daily activities and engagement opportunities (scheduled and unscheduled).
• Aid the Life Enrichment department with administrative tasks, including but not limited to copying, typing memorandum, and answering phones.
• Create, manage, coordinate, implement, and evaluate life enrichment calendars and department programming, newsletter, and digital displays.
• Lead and assist with group and one-on-one activity programs.
• Escort residents to and from activities.
• Drive community bus for Life Enrichment outings and/or resident medical appointments while following proper safety operational transportation guidelines including but not limited to help on and off the vehicle, assistive device securement, proper utilization of emergency contact list binder.
• Aid with completing all documentation (service plan assessments, progress notes, activity attendance and participation, and more) necessary to be compliant with state and federal regulations and Ministry standards.
• Utilize the community engagement system.
• Utilize community medical records system.
• Attend and participate in meetings including stand-up, care plans, in-services, resident council, Life Enrichment department, among others as needed.
• Cook up and support the process for supply ordering and inventory based-on designated department needs.
• Aid with volunteer engagement.
• Aid with maintenance of community pet (where applicable).
• Maintain an organized, clean, and neat environment for residents including activity engagement spaces.
• Ensure programs are properly set-up and cleaned-up before and after scheduled and unscheduled programs.
• Regularly support with set-up and clean-up of appropriate seasonal, celebratory, and holiday community décor.
• Involvement in the planning of activities and community holiday and event planning and decorating.
• Complete ongoing continuing education through the Relias platform and other department/community ongoing required training.
• Help to lead the training process of new associates within the department.
• Aid with hiring initiatives for the department.
• Provide training and coaching of programs and best practices for implementation to direct nondepartment associates to ensure culture of engagement is consistently present in the community.
• Create and maintain the Life Enrichment department associate work schedules.
• Support the management of performance enhancements, annual reviews, and terminations in conjunction with the department leader and Human Resources.
• Lead special department projects and events.
• Support all levels of care where needed.

Requirements

• 1-2+ years experience working with the senior population preferred; 3+ years of activity engagement with the senior population preferred
• Activity Director Certification preferred
• Ability to consistently communicate and express joy, compassion, patience, and professionalism toward residents, resident families and loved ones, third party contractors and vendors, and community associates.
• Ability to generate interest, excitement, and enthusiasm about activities and events at the community.
• Ability to use basic technology systems.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills

About Mount Alverna Village

Mount Alverna Village is a vibrant senior living community in Parma, Ohio. It is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC), offering a variety of senior lifestyle options including independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing/long-term care. Additionally, the onsite rehabilitation clinic offers inpatient and outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and state-of-the-art programs designed to enhance the quality of life for residents and patients in the local community.