LIFE ENRICHMENT DIRECTOR - THE CARROLLTON

Liberty Health; New Orleans (LA); In loco; USD 45.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

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Liberty Senior Living in New Orleans is seeking an experienced Life Enrichment Director to lead our activity programs. You will plan innovative events, supervise enrichment and transportation staff, and ensure engaging activities for residents.

The role involves hiring, evaluating staff, coordinating volunteers, documenting performance, and developing newsletters and calendars to stimulate physical and mental well-being.

Competenze

• Requires leadership in planning new and innovative ideas and programs.
• Experience coordinating enrichment and transportation staff.
• Hiring and supervising life enrichment staff and drivers when needed.
• Ability to prepare evaluations and reports for leadership.

Mansioni

• Demonstrates leadership in department with planning new ideas and programs.
• Coordinates and supervises enrichment and transportation staff.
• Hires and supervises life enrichment staff and transportation drivers when needed.
• Prepares and delivers staff performance evaluations.
• Maintains documentation of staff performance issues.
• Provides orientation and training of employees.
• Maintains and updates job descriptions and records.
• Recruit and oversee contracted entertainers and activity facilitators.
• Completes Life Enrichment assessments for new residents.
• Manages event sign-ups and reservations.
• Educates residents on event policies and sign-ups.
• Plans newsletters and calendars for programs and events.
• Promotes programs to stimulate physical and mental abilities and self-respect.
• Involves residents and families in planning and participation.
• Conducts recreational activities and opportunities outside the community.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Staff supervision

Program planning

Hiring

Training

Documentation

Formazione

High school diploma

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With Compassion

Liberty Senior Living Is Currently Seeking An Experienced

LIFE ENRICHMENT DIRECTOR

• Demonstrates leadership skills in the department with planning new and innovative ideas and programs.
• Coordinates and supervises internal and contracted enrichment and transportation staff to ensure a wide variety of stimulating and meaningful events and activities are offered.
• Responsible for hiring and supervision of the life enrichment assistant staff and transportation drivers when community does not have a Concierge Services Manager.
• Prepares and delivers job performance evaluations for departmental employees in accordance with company polices and returns to the Executive Director.
• Initiates disciplinary action of departmental staff following established policies and procedures.
• Ensures there is proper documentation of all departmental staff performance issues.
• Provides the orientation and training of employees per facility policy and monitors ongoing performance.
• Assists in maintaining and updating job descriptions and employees records.
• Recruit and oversee all contracted entertainers and activity facilitators.
• Completes a Life Enrichment assessment with all new residents and utilizes the information to inform and engage each resident appropriately for social, educational, spiritual, psychological, and committee events.
• Implements and maintains the event sign-ups and reservations for all life enrichment programs.
• Educates residents on the policies and procedures for event reservations and sign-ups.
• Plans and implements a newsletter and calendar for all life enrichment programs and events.
• Strives to have a life enrichment program designed to:
• Stimulate physical and mental abilities fully.
• Encourage and develop a sense of usefulness and self-respect.
• Include activities that inhibit, prevent or overcome the development of symptoms of physical and mental regression due to illness or old age.
• Include, whenever possible, the resident and his/her family in planning of and participation in activities.
• Be of sufficient variety that they meet the needs of various interest of residents in the Community.
• Involve the resident in group/individual projects or programs if they so desire.
• Conducts recreational activities, both indoor and outdoor.
• Offers opportunity for residents to participate in activities outside the Community.
• Conducts educational, creative, expressive activities and exercise.
• Supervises scheduling and posting of all events and programs in a manner to encourage participation and enthusiasm among residents.
• Attends and supervises programs at times other than regularly scheduled duty hours when needed.
• Assists with preparing and distributing a Community Newsletter on a monthly basis.
• Supervises Volunteer Program, responsible for all aspects of training and placing volunteers. Be available to volunteers to answer questions, hear suggestions, or problems.
• Meets with other Senior Living life enrichment coordinators on a regular basis to share ideas and coordinate the sharing of educational or other materials.
• Prepares monthly resident engagement and activity reports using template provided by Senior Living Management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Liberty Cares

With Compassion

Liberty Senior Living Is Currently Seeking An Experienced

LIFE ENRICHMENT DIRECTOR

Job Summary

• Demonstrates leadership skills in the department with planning new and innovative ideas and programs.
• Coordinates and supervises internal and contracted enrichment and transportation staff to ensure a wide variety of stimulating and meaningful events and activities are offered.
• Responsible for hiring and supervision of the life enrichment assistant staff and transportation drivers when community does not have a Concierge Services Manager.
• Prepares and delivers job performance evaluations for departmental employees in accordance with company polices and returns to the Executive Director.
• Initiates disciplinary action of departmental staff following established policies and procedures.
• Ensures there is proper documentation of all departmental staff performance issues.
• Provides the orientation and training of employees per facility policy and monitors ongoing performance.
• Assists in maintaining and updating job descriptions and employees records.
• Recruit and oversee all contracted entertainers and activity facilitators.
• Completes a Life Enrichment assessment with all new residents and utilizes the information to inform and engage each resident appropriately for social, educational, spiritual, psychological, and committee events.
• Implements and maintains the event sign-ups and reservations for all life enrichment programs.
• Educates residents on the policies and procedures for event reservations and sign-ups.
• Plans and implements a newsletter and calendar for all life enrichment programs and events.
• Strives to have a life enrichment program designed to:
  • Stimulate physical and mental abilities fully.
  • Encourage and develop a sense of usefulness and self-respect.
  • Include activities that inhibit, prevent or overcome the development of symptoms of physical and mental regression due to illness or old age.
  • Include, whenever possible, the resident and his/her family in planning of and participation in activities.
  • Be of sufficient variety that they meet the needs of various interest of residents in the Community.
  • Involve the resident in group/individual projects or programs if they so desire.
• Conducts recreational activities, both indoor and outdoor.
• Offers opportunity for residents to participate in activities outside the Community.
• Conducts educational, creative, expressive activities and exercise.
• Supervises scheduling and posting of all events and programs in a manner to encourage participation and enthusiasm among residents.
• Attends and supervises programs at times other than regularly scheduled duty hours when needed.
• Assists with preparing and distributing a Community Newsletter on a monthly basis.
• Supervises Volunteer Program, responsible for all aspects of training and placing volunteers. Be available to volunteers to answer questions, hear suggestions, or problems.
• Meets with other Senior Living life enrichment coordinators on a regular basis to share ideas and coordinate the sharing of educational or other materials.
• Prepares monthly resident engagement and activity reports using template provided by Senior Living Management.
• Participates in fire drills.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Must be a high school graduate.
• Must be eligible for Certification as a recreation therapist or assistant therapist or must have experience and education with a focus on sociology, psychology, etc. and/or activity certification.
• Must be able to read, write and understand the English language.
• Must be willing to work and cooperate well with other employees.
• Must be able to problem -solve.
• Must be able to work well under pressure.
• Must be willing to perform various jobs.
• Must care for equipment used.
• Must use supplies economically. Will have prior authorization from Executive Director before making purchases above monthly budgeted allowance.
• Demonstrates neat appearance and good personal hygiene.
• Wears appropriate attire in keeping with Community dress code.
• Must read, know and follow personnel, department and Community policy.
• Runs errands as necessary.
• Must assist with transporting resident. (This could be driving van or driving to an event to accompany residents.)
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.

Visit www.libertyseniorliving.com for more information.

Background checks/drug-free workplace.

EOE.