Activities Assistant

Mira Vie at Brookfield; Belvidere (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

Paid Time Off

401k Retirement Plan & Life Insurance

Team Member Assistance Program

Job summary

Distinctive Living’s Mira Vie at Brookfield in Belvidere, NJ is seeking a Resident Experience Coordinator for weekend and occasional weeknight shifts. The role supports residents by coordinating activities and events within the community, under the Director, Resident Experience.

Responsibilities include planning, budgeting for activities, organizing outings, and ensuring safety compliance while fostering teamwork among staff and residents.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred in Social Service, Business, or related field.
• Minimum of three years' experience in assisted living preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel preferred.
• CDL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Director, Resident Experience, completes the Personal Well-Being Profile and meeting with all new residents within 7 days of move-in to determine what level of activities resident requests to be a part of and/orients all residents to activity program and how to access activities.
• Follows schedule as written with minimal change and cancellation. Arranges entertainment within budgetary allotments to come into the building for resident enjoyment. Promotes all activities within the building in order to improve resident participation. Complies with spending budget on activity supplies and entertainment.
• On a quarterly basis, participates in an event that may be used in marketing efforts. These resident events will also serve as marketing events as they involve the entertainment of our residents. Works with the Director, Lifestyle and Leisure to organize these events which includes planning, advertising, set-up and clean-up.
• Resident outings will be scheduled on the monthly calendar and will include site-seeing trips, destination locations, and medical trips. Organizes transportation for activity outings and medical visits with the assisted living community.
• Ensures they and any employees reporting to them work in a safe manner and that unsafe actions are managed. Compliant with Safety Committee Standards. Should workplace injuries occur, the Department Heads and Directors are to assist the Executive Director when required with the investigation, return to work, and management of the injured worker communications with care provider and the management company.
• Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions which assist others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

Skills

Customer service

Event planning

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor's Degree (Social Service, Business, or related)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Welcome to Distinctive Living, we're seeking a Resident Experience Coordinator (Part Time weekends 9 am - 5 pm, occasional weeknights) for our Mira Vie at Brookfield location. Here at Distinctive Living, we want our people to realize their full potential. We're passionate about personal and professional growth and will do everything we can to help you flourish. We deeply care about our team-members and partners and strive to provide a culture where people feel valued and inspired.

The Resident Experience Coordinator is responsible for carrying out resident activities of a given managed community including all internal activities under the direction of the Director, Resident Experience.

Benefits when choosing a career with Distinctive:

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Retirement Plan & Life Insurance
• Team Member Assistance Program

Essential Functions

1. Under the direction of the Director, Resident Experience, completes the Personal Well-Being Profile and meeting with all new residents within 7 days of move-in to determine what level of activities resident requests to be a part of and orients all residents to activity program and how to access activities.
2. Follows schedule as written with minimal change and cancellation. Arranges entertainment within budgetary allotments to come into the building for resident enjoyment. Promotes all activities within the building in order to improve resident participation. Complies with spending budget on activity supplies and entertainment.
3. On a quarterly basis, participates in an event that may be used in marketing efforts. These resident events will also serve as marketing events as they involve the entertainment of our residents. Works with the Director, Lifestyle and Leisure to organize these events which includes planning, advertising, set-up and clean-up.
4. Resident outings will be scheduled on the monthly calendar and will include site-seeing trips, destination locations, and medical trips. Organizes transportation for activity outings and medical visits with the assisted living community.
5. Ensures they and any employees reporting to them work in a safe manner and that unsafe actions are managed. Compliant with Safety Committee Standards. Should workplace injuries occur, the Department Heads and Directors are to assist the Executive Director when required with the investigation, return to work, and management of the injured worker communications with care provider and the management company.
6. Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions which assist others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
7. Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate or Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred in Social Service, Business, or a field related to the position.
• Minimum of three years' experience in assisted living preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel preferred.
• Commercial Driving License (CDL) preferred.