Activities assistant

Lighthouse Senior Living; Essex (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lighthouse Senior Living is seeking an Activities Coordinator to plan and manage resident activity programs, working closely with the Memory Care team to enhance social, spiritual, and emotional well-being of residents.

The role involves coordinating budgets, maintaining records, and engaging families through education and support, while promoting a warm, encouraging atmosphere for all residents.

Responsibilities

• Assists with planning, developing, organizing and implementing of community resident activity programs.
• Directs community activity programs.
• Collaborates with the Director of Memory Care to plan activities.
• Develops a budget to support activities and monitors expenses to stay within budget.
• Recommends policies, procedures and practices supporting resident needs.
• Acts as an advocate for residents and their families.
• Provides direct services to families through communication, education and support.
• Maintains records and documentation of the department.
• Tracks resident engagement and briefs families and Director of Memory Care.

Job description

WPM is one of the region's premier real estate management companies. We are dedicated to professionalism and have been recognized as an Accredited Management Organization. We invest heavily in ongoing training and encourage continuing education and certification opportunities. This commitment to associate development is one of the many reasons we have been voted a Top Workplace by our Associates year after year. We look for people who thrive on responsibility, have a passion for excellent customer service, and share an interest in growing their property management career. You'll be rewarded with a competitive salary, a benefits program which includes 401(K) with company match, and support for professional development.

Essential Functions:

• Assists with the planning, developing, organizing and implementing of community resident activity programs. Directs community activity programs.
• Collaborates with the Director of Memory Care to plan activities.
• Assists in developing a budget to support activities and assists with monitoring expenses to stay within budget.
• Recommends policies, procedures and practices that will support resident spiritual, social, recreational and emotional needs.
• Functions as an advocate for residents and their families.
• Provides direct services to families through communication, education and support.
• Acts as a role model for staff with regard to professionalism and appropriateness in resident and family interactions.
• Provides regular briefings with the Director of Memory Care regarding department functions.
• Maintains appropriate records, correspondence and documentation of the department.
• Tracks resident engagement in activities and debriefs families and Director of Memory Care.
• Supports family education programs and promotes family involvement in activities which support resident spiritual, social, recreational and emotional needs.
• Maintains and communicates schedule of varied activities to appeal to different interests and capabilities and promotes participation.
• Maintains craft and recreational supplies to support resident independent engagement in crafts and hobbies.
• Creates and fosters an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positivity in leading activities and staff.
• Visits individual residents with activities, crafts and projects to actively engage all residents either singly or in groups.
• Maintains local library resources with broad appeal to residents.
• Supervises appropriate student internships and volunteers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The pay range for this role is:

18 - 20 USD per hour (LSL, Hopkins Creek)