Life Enrichment Coordinator - Assisted Living

CRISTA Ministries; Shoreline (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement Plans w/CRISTA match

Family Care

Paid Holidays

PTO

Tuition Discount at King’s Schools

Job summary

CRISTA Ministries is seeking a Life Enrichment Coordinator for its Senior Living program in Shoreline, WA. The role focuses on creating meaningful Life Enrichment activities that support residents’ physical, mental and spiritual well-being, including memory care support.

You will work with an interdisciplinary team to implement care plans and coordinate resident activities. The position emphasizes faith-based service, compliance with regulations, and collaboration with families to enhance

Qualifications

• Belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.
• Committed Christian dedicated to spiritual growth.
• Prayerfully seeks God’s will in their life.

Responsibilities

• Provide orientation to programs offered in the facility and use of facility services/activities.
• Maintain former community ties and sustaining life roles.
• Implement all aspects of the therapeutic process including resident assessment, care planning, intervention and evaluation.
• Utilize the Life Enrichment services, creating a care plan that reflects each resident’s needs.
• Promote physical, cognitive, emotional and mental health through activities.
• Document activities, resident responses and outcomes in progress notes and MDS.

Skills

Activity planning

Resident engagement

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Job description

Description

Position at CRISTA Senior Living

Location: Shoreline, WA

Employment Status: Full Time

Compensation: $23 - $28 per hour, DOE

Benefit Highlights: Health Insurance, Retirement Plans w/CRISTA match, Family Care, Paid Holidays, PTO, Tuition Discount at King’s Schools.

Company Overview

CRISTA Ministries (“CRISTA”) is a Christian church community that exists to exercise and express its Christian beliefs. At the core of our Christian church community is the belief that as Christians, we are part of the priesthood of all believers, set forth in I Peter 2. We believe this priesthood calling rests upon all Christians and is a foundational, spiritual practice of our CRISTA community. This priesthood calling evokes within us the response to view our work as our ministry. We believe that all representatives of our community are ministers of the gospel and play equally important roles in exercising, expressing and teaching our beliefs (I Corinthians 12: 17-23). CRISTA exists to make known the love of Jesus Christ through demonstrated works of service and ministry. We use every method available so that the people of the world may hear the Gospel, accept Christ as their Savior, and grow in their faith. We are a united family of Biblical Ministries inspired by a shared vision to serve and impact the young through the elderly, all cultures and backgrounds, in our own backyard and around the world through excellence in our service and operations. By leading a healthy and sustainable organization, CRISTA empowers its ministries to serve the needs of the world and share the Gospel, making disciples. Our commitment is to glorify, honor and obey the Lord in all we do through a workforce of ministers: our staff and volunteers who are called, committed, and faithful Christians.

CRISTA MINISTRIES MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS

• Mission Statement: To fearlessly declare the Gospel, with Biblical truth and love, leading generations to follow Jesus.
• Vision Statement: Until All Know Jesus.

CRISTA MINISTRIES CORE VALUES

• Christ-Centered: We approach our work by faith, prayerfully believing God will do the miraculous.
• Servanthood: We serve our world by meeting needs practically and spiritually.
• Uncompromising Integrity: We are honest, transparent, and trustworthy – reflecting Jesus in all we do.
• Holy Stewardship: We honor and maximize the potential of the resources, assets, and people God has entrusted to us.
• Excellence: We serve with excellence knowing that we represent God in our work, words, and actions.
• Unified Team: We are One CRISTA, united in the vision to transform lives with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Senior Living’s Purpose Statement:

Declaring the love of Jesus into the next season of life.

Position Summary

The Life Enrichment Coordinator will provide an ongoing program of Life Enrichment activities designed to meet the residents’ interests and to help them attain and maintain their highest level of physical, mental, psychosocial and spiritual well-being, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment. Assist and be able to run activities in Senior Livings memory care unit. Perform assessment, care planning and evaluation of individual residents in area of responsibility and participate as a member of the interdisciplinary care team. Serve as the primary facilitator to enlist the participation of residents, families and staff in ongoing, meaningful activities that provide joy and purpose to the lives of our residents.

Essential Functions

Resident Support:

• Provide orientation to programs offered in the facility and use of facility services/activities.
• Maintain former community ties and sustaining life roles.
• Implement all aspects of the therapeutic process including resident assessment, care planning, intervention and evaluation.
• Utilize the Life Enrichment services, using feedback from individual residents’ comprehensive assessment and creating a care plan that reflects each individual needs.
• Promote physical, cognitive, emotional and mental health to each resident through activities; promote each resident’s self-respect by providing services that support self-expression and choice.

Compliance:

• Maintain compliance with State and Federal regulations relative to the provision of meaningful and purposeful activities, individual care and resident rights.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident protected health information in accordance with HIPAA and facility policies.

Documentation:

• Document activities, resident responses and outcomes to activity. interventions in resident progress notes.
• Document activities in MDS.
• Maintain flow sheets with updated information and print in neighborhood LEC books.

Activities:

• Offer Life Enrichment services/activities which are planned and offered at hours convenient to the residents (i.e. morning, afternoon, some evenings and weekends).
• Offer a variety of activities that appeal to both men and women and all age groups living in the Nursing Center.
• Interact with families to determine interests.

Calendar And Events:

• Assure the creation and publication of an activities calendar for each month.
• Prepare, distribute, and post notices of regular and special events.

Interdisciplinary Team:

• Communicate changes in residents’ ability to participate in activities programs to appropriate members of interdisciplinary team.
• Work together with interdisciplinary team to ensure a wholistic approach to Life Enrichment (e.g., diet texture for swallow issues, mobility needs, etc.).
• Supervise neighborhood volunteers as requested by LEC II.

Conduct that reflects well on CRISTA Ministries and aligns with its mission, vision, Statement of Faith and Christian Community Representative Commitment (CCC).

Essential Qualifications

CHRIST CENTERED

• Belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.
• Is a committed Christian who is dedicated to continued spiritual growth and development as evidenced through a growing personal walk with God (e.g. daily spiritual rhythms of prayer, fellowship, Bible study, etc.).
• Prayerfully seeks God’s will in their own lives