Memory Care Program Coordinator

Brookdale Senior Living; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Clare Bridge Program Coordinator to enhance the lives of residents in a dementia care community. This role involves planning and facilitating engaging programs tailored to individual needs, ensuring compliance with care standards, and collaborating with families and staff. The ideal candidate will have a background in therapeutic recreation or a related field, along with a commitment to fostering a supportive and enriching environment. Join this dynamic team to make a meaningful impact in the lives of residents and their families while advancing your career in a rewarding field.

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Pet Insurance

Adoption Reimbursement Benefits

Variety of Associate Discounts

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plans

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with experience in programming for older adults.
• Must have valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement person-centered programs for dementia care.
• Collaborate with residents to develop engaging monthly activity calendars.

Skills

Program Coordination

Dementia Care

Communication Skills

Creative Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation

Experience with Older Adults

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Word Processing Software

Job description

Overview

Recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Early Access to Paycheck with Earned Wage Access is available for Hourly Associates (outside of CA).

Grow your career with Brookdale! Our Clare Bridge Program Coordinators have opportunities for advancement by exploring a new career in positions such as Clare Bridge Program Managers, Resident Programs Coordinators, and Business Office Managers.

Make Lives Better Including Your Own.

If you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self, join us! You’ll earn more than a paycheck; you can find opportunities to grow your career through professional development, as well as ongoing programs catered to your overall health and wellness.

Full suite of health insurance, life insurance, and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status. Additional benefits offered include, but are not limited to:

1. Tuition Reimbursement
2. Pet Insurance
3. Adoption Reimbursement Benefits
4. Variety of Associate Discounts

Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply.

To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.

Responsibilities

Job Summary

In alignment with Brookdale’s Resident and Family Engagement philosophy, plans, coordinates, and facilitates a calendar of person-centered dementia-friendly programs that meet specific needs of each and all residents within the dementia care community. Provides person-centered programs while engaging residents in meaningful and purposeful dementia care programs within the Brookdale community enhancing their quality of life. Recognizes individual abilities and needs while encouraging independence and ensuring resident habits, historical routines, interests, and preferences are honored in the provision of care and programming.

Essential Functions

1. Designs a 7-day-a-week person-centered program that is engaging, creative, and meets the needs and interests of the individual residents. Promotes and engages residents in the 7 domains of well-being programs in a dementia-friendly structured environment; including sensory-focused small group programming for residents who cannot participate in a larger group setting.
2. Develops a monthly calendar, in partnership with residents, based on residents’ shared interests. Ensures person-centered special events and daily path programs are scheduled and executed as scheduled.
3. Ensures dementia care programs are in compliance with Brookdale Excellence Standards Tool (BEST), Divisional Dementia Care Site visit tool, state, federal, and other regulations and meet Brookdale’s mission, policies, procedures, and dementia care standards as assigned by the Executive Director.
4. Collaborates with community leadership educating & providing resources to families and associates regarding Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. This includes how to engage residents and lead programs on an ongoing basis. This includes facilitating and coordinating dementia-focused in-services and or events for families or computer-based and situation-specific training for associates including Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care (UADC), as required by Brookdale.
5. May provide direct supervision of Clare Bridge Program Assistant/s, as required by Executive Director, which includes assisting with hiring, coaching, and counseling program assistant associate and conducting the documenting corrective action, as needed. Completes job performance evaluations. May act in supervisory capacity in absence of Manager or Executive Director.
6. Collaborates with community leadership in planning, coordinating, appropriately decorating, and participating in special events including holidays, signature programs, National Walk to End Alzheimer’s, family socials, educational and marketing events.
7. Reports changes in residents’ overall health to clinical partner, including changes in behavior; takes actions to address concerns in a timely manner and collaborates with the team in exploring approaches and interventions to address behavioral expressions.
8. Oversees social media content to ensure alignment with Brookdale’s culture, brand, and social media guidance and Brookdale standards.
9. Plans and schedules programming events outside the community, which may include driving a community motor vehicle.
10. Maintains and adheres to department monthly budget and expense control and may manage volunteer program.
11. Performs personal care, housekeeping, and dietary responsibilities, as needed, to ensure service quality is maintained in accordance with Clare Bridge Program standards. Has completed training and qualifications based on state regulations to ensure service quality is maintained in accordance with Clare Bridge Program standards.

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above-referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in therapeutic recreation, gerontology, education, or related field preferred. Minimum two years of direct programming experience with older adults and persons with dementia preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certifications, Licenses, and other Special Requirements: Must have a valid driver’s license and a current 3-year driving abstract with no more than one moving violation as a condition of employment and may be required to obtain a commercial driver’s license based on the needs of the community.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

1. Standing
2. Walking
3. Sitting
4. Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
5. Reach with hands and arms
6. Climb or balance
7. Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
8. Talk or hear
9. Ability to lift: Up to 50 pounds
10. Vision
11. Requires interaction with co-workers, residents, or vendors
12. Occasional weekend, evening, or night work if needed to ensure shift coverage
13. Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections
14. Potential injury from transferring, repositioning, or lifting residents
15. Exposure to latex
16. Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens
17. Possible exposure to various drugs, chemical, infections, or biological hazards
18. Subject to injury from falls, burns, odors, or cuts from equipment
19. Requires Travel: occasionally

Management/Decision Making

Uses limited independent judgment to make decisions based on precedents and established guidelines. Solves problems using standard procedures and precedents. Knows when to refer issues to supervisor and when to handle them personally.

Knowledge and Skills

Has a working knowledge of a skill or discipline that requires basic analytic ability. Has an overall understanding of the work environment and process. Has working knowledge of the organization. Basic typing skills are essential along with basic knowledge of PCs and word processing software, preferably in the Microsoft Windows environment.

Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

Salary Range Information

$17.01 - $21.27 / hour

Job Locations

US-PA-Harrisburg

Category

Community Operations

Sub-Category

Resident Engagement

Position Type (Portal Searching)

Regular Full-Time

Shift

1st Shift

ID

2025-270598

Location : Name

Brookdale Harrisburg

Location : Address

3560 North Progress Avenue

Location : Location

US-PA-Harrisburg

Job Code

100220

Work Location

On-Site

Hiring Range

$17.01 - $21.27 / hour