Activities Assistant

Distinctive Living; Belvidere (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; 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 is seeking a Resident Experience Coordinator for Mira Vie at Brookfield in New Jersey. This part-time role covers weekends from 9 am to 5 pm, with occasional weeknights.

You will coordinate resident activities, orient new residents, and help plan events within budget. Responsibilities include scheduling outings, promoting programs, and collaborating with the Director, Resident Experience to ensure a thriving community.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Director, Resident Experience, completes the Personal Well-Being Profile and meets with all new residents within 7 days of move-in to determine activity level and orientation to the program.
• Follows schedule with minimal changes, arranges budgeted entertainment, and promotes activities to improve participation.
• Participates in quarterly events that can be used in marketing efforts, coordinating with the Director, Lifestyle and Leisure.
• Schedules resident outings, organizes transportation for activities and medical visits.
• Ensures safe operations and compliance with safety standards; assists with injury investigations and communications as needed.
• Fosters teamwork, takes initiative, and supports coworkers, residents, and visitors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Event planning

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred in Social Service, Business, or related field

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.