Life Enrichment Director — Senior Living

StoneBridge Senior Living; Conway (AR); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health benefits (medical, dental, life

Flexible Scheduling

Bonus opportunities & recognition

Up to six paid holidays per year and /

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

StoneBridge Senior Living is seeking an Activities Director to develop, coordinate, implement, evaluate and oversee activity and social programming for residents. You will manage staff, plan programs seven days a week, and ensure activities meet residents’ psycho-social needs while aligning with facility goals.

The role emphasizes collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, care planning, and resident-centered activity calendars.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Certification as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist preferred.
• Two years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last five years, one of which was full-time in a resident activities program in a health care setting.
• Excellent communication skills and customer relations.
• Working knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in job functions (word processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets, etc.) is essential.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills; oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability in independent functioning and strong leadership.

Responsibilities

• Supervises activities provided by Life Enrichment coordinators, volunteers and others for whom they are administratively or professionally responsible.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Supervisory responsibilities include: interviews, hires and trains Life Enrichment employees and volunteers.
• Trains staff to drive company vehicle, if applicable.
• Plans, assigns and directs work.
• Prepares work assignment sheets.
• Receives calls and finds replacements for absent staff.
• Prepares performance evaluations with the understanding such evaluations impact tenure of probationary employees and wage increases of non-probationary employees.
• Meaningfully rewards and disciplines employees with the understanding such discipline results in termination of employment through progressive steps.
• Schedules and adjusts lunch and rest breaks.
• Approves errors in timecards or other timekeeping records.
• Receives and resolves employee complaints.
• Monitors and corrects job performance of employees.
• Uses independent judgment and discretion on behalf of the organization in the performance of these duties.
• Schedules programs seven days a week, at various times throughout the day and evening to maximize resident participation and prevent boredom.
• Pre plans subsequent month activities and presents to the Administrator by the 15th of the month to assure proper communication and coordination with facility staffing and needs occur.
• Posts monthly activities calendars that reflect schedules, choices and rights of the patients, offers activities at hours convenient to the patients, reflects cultural and religious interests, appeals to all age groups.
• Enhance the physical, mental, emotional and psycho-social needs of residents.
• Posts the Activity Calendar in highly visible areas and provides an individual calendar for each resident monthly.
• Actively conducts at least one activity each day worked and mentors staff in how to conduct activity programs.
• Creates a written plan for each activity offered to assure staff and volunteers understand the goals and implementation plan.
• Completes assessments, MDS, care plans and gathers information to design activities that are multi-faceted, meets patients’ functional levels, and reflects needs and interests of each patient.
• Attends care conferences with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate plans of care.
• Communicates patient’s concerns and responses to interventions to interdisciplinary team members and to direct care staff.
• Assures resident participation in activities is recorded in the resident record.
• Records progress notes in the clinical record including subjective findings, objective symptoms, observations of behavior, interventions provided to patient and patient’s responses to activity interventions.
• Reviews chart entries written by activities staff for completeness and accuracy.
• Performs daily rounds, observations of activities in progress, record reviews and interviews with staff members, patients, families and Administration.
• Provides relevant financial information to Administrator regarding department financial needs and status.
• Evaluates, integrates and coordinates external activity offerings including individual people, organizations, groups, or clubs interested in providing Activity programs or services and assures a member of the staff is present to supervise and assist as needed.
• Actively supports Resident and Family Councils and provides timely feedback after each meeting regarding issues and concerns.
• Informs patients when activities are occurring; encourage patient’s involvement in activities.
• Assists with escorting patients to and from activities.
• Maintains sufficient activity supplies Coordinates volunteer programs and assure volunteers are properly oriented to the facility.
• Supervises volunteers working within the activity department.
• Schedules adequate numbers of volunteers and staff to safety escort residents on community outings.
• Develops staffing plan and recommends to Administrator numbers and types of activities personnel needed to meet patient needs in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Participates, coordinates, and supports employee focused social functions.
• Actively participates in long term care survey process.
• Participates in facility committees as required.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Organization

Customer relations

Technology literacy

Education

High School Diploma

Therapeutic Recreation Specialist certification (preferred)

Job description

StoneBridge Senior Living is seeking an Activities Director to develop, coordinate, implement, evaluate and oversee activity and social programming for residents. You will manage staff, plan programs seven days a week, and ensure activities meet residents’ psycho-social needs while aligning with facility goals.

The role emphasizes collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, care planning, and resident-centered activity calendars.