Resident Experience Assistant

Distinctive Living; Montville Township (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

Paid Time Off

401k Retirement Plan & Life Insurance

Team Member Assistance Program

Job summary

Distinctive Living’s Mira Vie at Montville in Montville, NJ seeks a Resident Experience Assistant to manage resident activities at 165 Changebridge Road. The role runs Sunday to Thursday, 9am–5pm, within an Assisted Living/Memory Care setting.

The position emphasizes coordinating events, guiding resident programs, and communicating with the management company to meet residents’ needs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred in Social Service, Business, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Assess resident interest and activity needs at move-in and ongoing.
• Coordinate and carry out daily resident activities within budget; develop monthly activity calendar.
• Plan quarterly marketing events with Community Relations Director and staff.
• Provide and staff transportation for resident activities and needs; coordinate outings and medical trips.
• Ensure safety and compliance; assist with investigations and communications with care providers and management.
• Foster teamwork and take initiative to support residents and co-workers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Event coordination

Budget management

Transportation coordination

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Social Service or related field

Job description

Welcome to Distinctive Living, we're seeking a Resident Experience Assistant Full Time for Mira Vie at Montville located at 165 Changebridge Road in Montville. Mira Vie is an Assisted Living/Memory Care Facility.

Sunday - Thursday, 9am - 5pm

Here at Distinctive Living, we want our people to realize their full potential. We're passionate about personal and professional growth and will do everything we can to help you flourish. We deeply care about our team-members and partners and strive to provide a culture where people feel valued and inspired.

The Resident Experience Assistant is responsible for assisting and running resident activities of a given managed community. This includes coordinating internal and external resident activities following the monthly activity calendar, assisting with outside entertainment, assessing resident preferences, and guiding programs to meet their needs and communicating with the management company on all appropriate matters.

Benefits when choosing a career with Distinctive:

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Retirement Plan & Life Insurance
• Team Member Assistance Program

Essential Functions

1. Assess resident interest and activity needs at time of move-in and ongoing by completing the Resident Interest Worksheet and meeting with all new residents within 7 days of move-in to determine what level of activities residents request to be a part of. Orients all residents to activity program and how to access activities.
2. Coordinates and carries out resident activities on a daily basis within budget limitations. Develops a calendar of events before the beginning of the month to stimulate residents in the areas of intellectual, physical, spiritual, and social needs. Promotes all activities within the building in order to improve resident participation. Follows schedule as written with minimal change and cancellation. Arranges entertainment within budgetary allotments to come into the building for residents' enjoyment. Complies with spending budget on activity supplies and entertainment.
3. On a quarterly basis, holds an event that may be used for marketing efforts. These resident events will also serve as marketing events as they involve the entertainment of our residents. Works with the Community Relations Director and other management staff to organize these events which include planning, advertising, set-up and clean-up.
4. Provides and staffs transportation for resident activities and other needs. Resident outings will be scheduled on the monthly calendar and will include site-seeing trips, destination locations, and medical trips. Coordinates any activity outings and any medical visit transportation with the assisted living community.
5. Ensures they and any employees reporting to them work in a safe manner and that unsafe actions are managed. Compliant with Safety Committee Standard. Should workplace injuries occur, the Department Heads and Directors are to assist the Executive Director when required with the investigation, return to work, and management of the injured worker communications with care provider and the management company.
6. Fosters teamwork with co-workers, shows initiative in overcoming obstacles, takes actions which assist others beyond job responsibilities, and has a positive impact on co-workers, residents, and visitors.
7. Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate or Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred in Social Service, Business, or a field related to the position.
• Experience in assisted living is ideal.