Memory care coordinator

Sunrise Senior Living; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Senior Living in Huntington Beach is hiring a Reminiscence Coordinator to manage the reminiscence neighborhood. This role involves building meaningful relationships with seniors, overseeing care programs, and ensuring compliance with care standards.

The ideal candidate will have at least one year of management experience in a dementia care environment and strong skills in communication, delegation, and problem-solving.

Flexibility to work weekends and evenings is required.

Qualifications

• At least one (1) year management experience in a dementia care environment.
• Supervisory experience required including hiring, coaching, and counseling.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Build meaningful relationships with seniors and their families.
• Notify management of changes in condition.
• Manages the assessment process for care levels.

Skills

Management in dementia care

Communication skills

Delegation

Problem solving

Computer skills (Microsoft Office)

Job description

“Sunrise is the best place that I've ever worked, simply because of the people. We provide quality care in an environment that feels like home. Our focus is doing what’s right for the resident. For me, that’s a big breath of fresh air.” – Sunrise Leader At Sunrise, our Reminiscence Coordinator is responsible for providing overall leadership and management of the reminiscence neighborhood. The Reminiscence Coordinator will champion the resident care and programs, and share your knowledge through outreach and support to families.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• You will build meaningful relationships with a specified number of seniors and their families as you provide assistance with activities of daily living, attend to individual care needs and get to know their unique preferences and personalities
• You will notify management of changes in condition and recommend adjustments in the level of care and service
• You will assist residents in life skills and other life enhancing activities as indicated on their individual profile - Blends a variety of multi-sensory experiences into the resident’s day
• Manages the assessment process to determine levels of care and staff
• Ensures that the community follows all federal, state and local laws and regulations and Sunrise standards as it pertains to resident care and services
• Assists the executive director in completing the annual community budget
• Achieves the Team Member Engagement goals and actively leads in the Engagement Improvement Planning sessions
• Keeps abreast of professional developments in the field by reading, attending conferences and training sessions

Qualifications

• At least one (1) year management experience in a dementia care environment and working with memory impaired seniors
• One (1) year supervisory and management experience including hiring staff, coaching, performance management daily operations supervision, discipline and counseling required
• Ability to handle multiple priorities
• Ability to delegate assignments to the appropriate individuals based on their skills, roles and interests
• Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication and the ability to facilitate small group presentations
• Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills
• Proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office (Windows, Outlook, Excel) with the ability to learn new applications
• Ability to work weekends, evenings and flexible hours, available for our customers at peak service delivery days and times

Sunrise maintains a drug-free work environment and all offers of employment with Sunrise are conditioned on submitting to and successfully completing and passing a drug and alcohol test.