Memory Care Director

Hcshiring; Titusville (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo seeks an experienced Director of Activities to oversee the memory care neighborhood, manage daily operations and lead the activities team in offering a seven-days-a-week program for residents.

The role includes coordinating wellness conferences, maintaining Caremerge records, posting schedules, and driving the community vehicle while fostering engagement through diverse cultural, spiritual, physical, social, and intellectual activities.

Qualifications

• Associate degree from an accredited college or two years of college in recreation or related field, or two years of full-time experience in recreation for senior adults.
• Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Basic typing skills and computer knowledge including MS Word.

Responsibilities

• Provides outstanding services to residents, families, responsible persons, and visitors.
• Communicates effectively with team members, families, and residents via Caremerge and other mechanisms.
• Prepares a Schedule of Activities one month in advance and updates as needed.
• Drives the community vehicle.
• Maintains resident birthday list and mails birthday cards.
• Collaborates with Wellness Director regarding resident care needs and clinical changes.
• Organizes wellness conferences for Valeo residents quarterly with team members and other department heads.
• Posts the current monthly and daily Schedule of Activities in public areas and shares with managers.
• Interviews and hires potential new team members using the Valeo Hiring Guide.
• Creates and maintains staffing schedules at least 2 weeks in advance.
• Ensures coverage of all staffing needs on each shift and coordinates additional coverage when needed.
• Ensures programs are executed according to the programming calendar.
• Provides dementia and Valeo training to all community team members.
• Follows all emergency procedures and safety policies.
• Promotes a positive atmosphere for Residents with engaging activities.
• Manages team members and volunteers.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization skills

Time management

Basic computer skills

Education

Associate degree or two years of college in recreation or related field

Tools

MS Word

Job description

Responsibilities:

TheValeo Director maintains an organized and diversified program of individual andgroup activities, which will enable each residentto engage in diverse cultural, spiritual,physical, social and intellectual activities within theCommunity in order to sustain and promote the Resident’s potential and sense of usefulness to self and others. Thisposition is responsible for the overall managementand day to day operations of the memory care neighborhood as well as the supervision and delegation of tasks to all team members workingwithin the neighborhood.

• Provides outstanding servicesto all residents, family members,responsible persons, and visitors.
• Effectively communicates verbally and in writing toteam members, families, and residents via Caremerge and other mechanisms, as needed
• Conducts quarterly residentsurveys evaluating currentactivities and suggesting new ones.
• Prepares a Schedule of Activities one month in advanceof its implementation, which is amended when necessary to reflect changes.
• Reviews schedule of programswith General Managerbefore finalizing and posting.
• Possesses computer skillsto create calendar online/electronically.
• Ensures that a full activity program is offered seven days a week.
• Drives the communityvehicle.
• Maintains resident birthday list and mails birthday cards to residentsin a timely manner.
• Collaborates regularlywith Wellness Director regarding residentcare needs and clinical changes.
• Participates in wellness review process of potentialnew residents.
• Organizes, plans and coordinates wellness conferencesfor Valeo residents with appropriate team membersand other department heads on a quarterly basis.
• Maintains a record of each resident’s programattendance and engagement in Caremerge.
• Posts the current monthly and daily Schedule ofActivities in public areas and shares with departmentmanagers.
• Implements Salus Signature programs and practices andintegrates them into the monthly calendarof events
• Implements wellness department systems to ensure theproper support and care of residents
• Develops care and programming assignments and distributes to team members
• Holds team members accountable for completion of all work assignments
• Ensures programs are executedaccording to the programming calendar
• Provides dementia and Valeo trainingto all community team members
• Participates in new hireorientation for new team members
• Interviews and hires potential new team members using the Valeo Hiring Guide
• Attends a monthly residentmeeting with General Manager and works with him/heron proposed agenda.
• Develops and maintainsstaffing schedules at least 2 weeks in advance of the upcomingschedule
• Ensures coverage of all staffingneeds on each shift and finds additional coverage when needed.
• Creates and maintains a record of the planned andimplemented scheduled programs for six months.
• Meets monthly budgettargets, monetary and labor hours, with any variances to be discussed with General Manager.
• Maintains appropriate team member attendance records at meetingsand team events,and provide necessary documentation and, if needed, correction if a teammember is late or unable to work, in accordancewith HR personnel policies.
• Notifies department managers in advance of work schedulevariations.
• Accommodates special events, evening, and weekend programs, etc., in work schedules.
• Follows all emergency procedures.
• Understands safety policies and procedures.
• Commits to working with thecommunity’s senior population.
• Creative, energetic, enthusiastic, patient, flexible, encouraging, and team-oriented.
• Manages team members and volunteers.
• Displays patience, tact, enthusiasm, and a cheerfuldisposition.
• Creates a positiveatmosphere for Residentswith an engaging variety of activities.
• Promotes the Community in a positivemanner and effectively communicates community values to residents,families, and team members.

Qualifications:

• Associate degree from an accredited college oruniversity, or proof of satisfactory completion of two years of college,with major course of studyin recreation or related field, or two years of full-timeexperience in the recreation field in a senior adult population.
• Driver Requirements: State driver license requiredwith clean driving record and will have completedall HR policies and procedures for Community driver.
• Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Basic typing skills and computer knowledge to include familiarity with MS Word and otherpertinent software.
• Physically able to bend and reach.
• Physically able to push and pull and liftup to 40-50 pounds if necessary.
• Physically able to stand for extended periods of time.