Life Enrichment (Activities) Director

About the role

The Life Enrichment (Activities) Director develops, coordinates, implements, evaluates and oversees activity and social programming designed to meet the individual psycho-social needs of the residents and social functions of staff.

At StoneBridge Senior Living, being a caregiver is more than our business. We consider it our privilege, and we are dedicated to both the individual needs of our residents and to each other. Here we are more than caregivers. We are family. Each StoneBridge community becomes a close, welcoming group in which employees help each other develop skills related to their senior care careers knowing we can do more together than we could ever do alone. Employees are encouraged to become the best version of themselves to help us provide the best possible care for our residents.

Responsibilities

• Supervises activities provided by Life Enrichment Coordinators, volunteers and others for whom they are administratively or professionally responsible.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Interviews, hires and trains Life Enrichment employees and volunteers.
• Trains staff to drive company vehicle, if applicable.
• Plans, assigns and directs work.
• Prepares work assignment sheets.
• Receives calls and finds replacements for absent staff.
• Prepares performance evaluations with the understanding such evaluations impact tenure of probationary employees and wage increases of non-probationary employees.
• Meaningfully rewards and disciplines employees with the understanding such discipline results in termination of employment through progressive steps.
• Schedules and adjusts lunch and rest breaks.
• Approves errors in timecards or other timekeeping records.
• Receives and resolves employee complaints.
• Monitors and corrects job performance of employees.
• Uses independent judgment and discretion on behalf of the organization in the performance of these duties.
• Schedules programs seven days a week, at various times throughout the day and evening to maximize resident participation and prevent boredom.
• Pre plans subsequent month activities and presents to the Administrator by the 15th of the month to assure proper communication and coordination with facility staffing and needs occur.
• Posts monthly activities calendars that reflect the schedules, choices and rights of the patients, offer activities at hours convenient to the patients, reflect the cultural and religious interests of the patient population, and appeal to both men and women and all age groups living in the facility.
• Enhances the physical, mental, emotional and psycho-social needs of residents.
• Posts the Activity Calendar in highly visible areas and provides an individual calendar for each resident monthly.
• Actively conducts at least one activity each day worked and mentors new staff in how to conduct activity programs.
• Creates a written plan for each activity