Job description
Life Enrichment DirectorMorning Pointe Senior Living is dedicated to enhancing the wellness, lifestyle and enjoyment of senior living. Assisted Living, Personal Care, and Alzheimer’s services are provided in a caring, secure environment that promotes hospitality and dignity while maintaining an independent quality of life. As a
LIFE ENRICHMENT DIRECTOR, your work is essential to providing for the daily needs and activities of our residents. Our most successful Life Enrichment Directors are people who:
- Find opportunities for our residents and associates to experience the fullness of life
- Approach challenging situations with patience, pleasantness, and grace
- Treat co-workers and residents with a genuine sense of kindness and care
- Present yourself in a professional manner with a great attitude
- Understand that honesty and ethics are an essential part of your success
- Enjoy your work and understand your efforts have true purpose
- Plans, develops, organizes, implements, and evaluates quality recreational and activity programs.
- Meets with residents to understand their needs and expectations and to ensure the current programs are effective.
- Organizes and communicates activity calendar to residents and associates.
- Works closely with the Management Team to facilitate Life Enrichment and events.
- Complies with budgetary guidelines.
- Involved in public relation contacts between the facility and the community.
- Ensure awareness of the Senior Community through design and maintenance of volunteer/outreach plans to local organizations and service groups.
- Maintain positive relationships and regular communication with outside organizations to keep our Senior Community as a great place to serve others
- Design, development and oversight of creative and exciting activity programming, scheduling at least 6 activities per day, including most evenings and weekends.
- Produce monthly activities calendar and appropriate printed support material using approved flyer template.
- Produce a monthly newsletter following the approved format, including photos and details.
- Basic photographic skills needed for production of newsletter and press submissions.
- Successfully complete the various obligations of the Life Enrichment activities programs within allotted budget.
- Train resident assistants (RA’s) in support skills pertaining to the Life Enrichment Program.
- Meet each new resident within 48 hours and complete an activity assessment, socialization pattern form and resident questionnaire to understand their interests for activity planning.
- Coordinate quarterly special events and other monthly special events, (i.e. Family Night), as specified in the quarterly marketing plan.
- Assist in the development of Personal Service Care Plans for each resident as related to activities of interest.
- Coordinate and implement a vital volunteer program to assist in life enrichment activities.
- Work with Resident Assistants (RA’s) to communicate with all residents regarding the start of each activity to ensure maximum participation.
- Conduct associate in-service training programs related to activities and volunteerism.
- Respond to requests for mailed marketing materials, i.e., newsletters, as directed by supervisor.
- Ensure family and community awareness of programming through monthly phone calls, mailings and special events mailings as required using approved flyer templates.
- Submit 1-2 times weekly, appropriate photos of activities including details, names and media releases, to the Corporate Communications Director for regular press and publicity for special events.
- Share photos, details of events, birthdays, etc., with Executive Director to update the lobby flat screen production.
- Maintain records of resident participation in daily activities program.
- Weekly one-on-one contact with each resident.
- Offer individual and small group activities for those who choose not to attend regularly scheduled events.
- Assist with the driving functions to external activities/events with residents.
- Assist the Executive Director, as needed to ensure that the residence is “tour ready”.
- Provide basic support to all departments of the residence, including dining services, healthcare and resident care.
- Work in tandem with CRD on marketing strategy and events and assist in event coordination.
- Participate in Manager on Duty program as directed by supervisor.
- Participate as back-up for tours and inquiry calls.
- Other duties as assigned.
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