Memory Care Activities/Recreation Coordinator

Benchmark Senior Living; East Lyme (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Meal program

Training

Referral bonus

Wellness programs

401k match

Medical benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Benchmark Senior Living is seeking a Memory Care Programming Coordinator in Connecticut to organize and implement programs tailored to residents’ mental, physical, social, and spiritual needs. The role supports the memory care team by developing calendars, coordinating events, and building relationships with residents, families, and local partners.

The coordinator will oversee scheduling, promote inclusive community events, and manage a monthly newsletter to share achievements and upcoming

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in aging and dementia.
• Qualified by experience and training to develop a robust calendar of programs for elders and persons with dementia.
• CPR if required.
• Flexible Schedule- willing to work on weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating, overseeing, implementing and evaluating community programming to enhance resident’s experience, while developing and cultivating relationships with current residents, families and with community organizations
• Overseeing scheduling of events, trips, meetings, rooms, and group functions
• Developing, promoting, coordinating and overseeing community events
• Editing, producing and distributing a monthly community newsletter

Skills

Program coordination

Event planning

Community outreach

Newsletter editing

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Join, stay, and grow with Benchmark. Connect with your calling.

We are looking for a Memory Care Programming Coordinator to join our team! As part of the Benchmark memory care team, your role will be to organize and implement programs designed to meet the individual needs of our residents. Our programming is intended to fulfill basic psychological, intellectual, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs while promoting self-esteem in a caring, nurturing environment. The Programming Coordinator supports and assists in all necessary programming.

Memory Care Programming Coordinator Duties And Responsibilities

• Coordinating, overseeing, implementing and evaluating community programming to enhance resident’s experience, while developing and cultivating relationships with current residents, families and with community organizations
• Overseeing scheduling of events, trips, meetings, rooms, and group functions
• Developing, promoting, coordinating and overseeing community events
• Editing, producing and distributing a monthly community newsletter

Requirements

• Must have bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in knowledge of aging and dementia.
• Must be qualified by experience and training to develop a robust calendar of programs for elders and persons with dementia.
• Possess current CPR if required.
• Flexible Schedule- willing to work on weekends and holidays.

Benefits

As a community associate at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:

• 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
• Discounted Meal Program
• Paid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
• Associate Referral Bonus Program
• Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match*
• Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits*
• Tuition Reimbursement Program*
• Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off*
• Eligibility may vary by employment status

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.