Resident Experience Assistant

Distinctive Living; West Milford (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part 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 in West Milford, NJ seeks a Part-Time Resident Experience Assistant to coordinate resident activities and manage the monthly calendar. You will arrange entertainment, plan outings within budget, and work with the Director, Lifestyle and Leisure to support resident well-being and engagement while ensuring safety and compliance.

Ideal candidates have a High School diploma or higher, 3+ years in assisted living preferred, and experience with Word/Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating resident activities and events.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• 3+ years in assisted living or similar settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete the Personal Well-Being Profile and orient new residents within 7 days.
• Arrange entertainment within budget and promote activities to boost participation.
• Plan quarterly events with setup and cleanup and coordinate with marketing-like activities.
• Schedule resident outings and transportation.
• Maintain safety standards and comply with safety committee requirements.
• Foster teamwork and support colleagues and residents as needed.

Skills

Activity coordination

Event planning

People management

Budgeting

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Welcome to Distinctive Living, we're seeking a Resident Experience Assistant (Part-Time) for our Mira Vie at West Milford Community.

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 all resident activities of a given managed community including coordinating all internal and external resident activities, creating the monthly activity calendar, arranging outside entertainment, assessing resident preferences, and guiding program 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

Under the direction of the Director, Resident Experience, completes the Personal Well-Being Profile and meeting with all new residents within 7 days of move-in to determine what level of activities resident requests to be a part of and orients all residents to activity program and how to access activities

Follows schedule as written with minimal change and cancellation. Arranges entertainment within budgetary allotments to come into the building for resident enjoyment. Promotes all activities within the building in order to improve resident participation. Complies with spending budget on activity supplies and entertainment.

On a quarterly basis, participates in 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 Director, Lifestyle and Leisure to organize these events which includes planning, advertising, set-up and clean-up.

Resident outings will be scheduled on the monthly calendar and will include site-seeing trips, destination locations, and medical trips. Organizes transportation for activity outings and medical visits with the assisted living community.

Ensures they and any employees reporting to them work in a safe manner and that unsafe actions are managed. Compliant with Safety Commitee Standards.

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.

Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

Commercial Driving License (CDL) beneficial, but not required.

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.
• Must have proven management experience and ability to manage staff.
• Minimum of three years' experience in assisted living preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel preferred.