Senior Living Activities & Wellness Director

The Country Club of La Cholla; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Country Club of La Cholla in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Life Enrichment/Activities Director to organize, plan, and facilitate activity programs promoting resident wellness in an Assisted Living community.

Additionally, you will support the Wellness Director with resident-related issues, supervise Life Enrichment Assistants, and help coordinate monthly Resident Council meetings while ensuring activities run seven days a week, including holidays.

Qualifications

• Degree or experience in Human Services, Recreational Therapy, Music Therapy, or Art Therapy desired.
• Must complete within State required time frame, any training required by the State in which the community is located for Life Enrichment Directors.
• Minimum of one year working with the senior population.
• Good organization planning and communication skills.
• Arts and Crafts and musical ability and familiarity with Wellness Programming desired.
• Must possess a high degree of interpersonal relations skills and capability of relating to a variety of people and personalities; Considerable initiative, judgment, and leadership skills are also required.
• Must possess a high level of flexibility and tolerance to adjust to changes in workloads, assignments, hours, and days (i.e., weekends, evenings, holidays).
• Job requires frequent sitting and standing; Must be able to bend, stoop, reach, and lift and/or push 40 pounds.
• Must have a satisfactory criminal background check and drug screening.
• Must obtain appropriate Driver’s License in order to drive the van for activities.

Responsibilities

• Familiar with and adheres to state regulations and company policy and procedures pertaining to activities.
• Completes My Life Story for each resident in collaboration with the resident and/or family preferably prior to or during the move-in process (no later than 3 business days after move-in). Files original in the resident’s chart and keeps a copy in a secure area that is accessible to associates; uses My Life Story to develop a base on which to create the program of activities to meet the residents’ individual needs.
• Ensures that the program will include morning, afternoon, and evening activities, 7 days a week, 365 days a year; Present for or assures coverage for all activities, including those occurring on holidays, evenings, and weekends.
• Creates a well-balanced program to reflect activities that meet residents’ social, emotional, recreational, spiritual, educational, and physical needs.
• Plans activities and makes arrangements to carry out plans; Creates a monthly calendar of activities/events, which is posted centrally in the community by the first of each month. A copy is also given to each resident.
• Maintains program activities within the budget, purchases departmental supplies, keeps a record of expenditures via expense spenddown sheets, and turns in receipts for payment/reimbursement in a timely manner.
• Monitors inventory and is responsible for activities, supplies, and equipment.
• In collaboration with the Executive Director and the Community Resident Council, coordinates and may lead monthly Resident Council Meeting, with minutes recorded and maintained in the Life Enrichment Department.
• Develops a transportation program to include regularly scheduled trips into the community (i.e., shopping, meals out, etc.); For Assisted Living and Memory Care Communities, collaborates with the Wellness Director to devise a schedule that allows the van to be scheduled for medical appointments on a regular basis; Assist in escorting residents on trips, as necessary.
• Assists the Sales Team in developing and implementing the community’s marketing plan; Provide tours to the residents; May be required to serve as weekend Manager on Duty per the community’s program.
• Participates in stand-up meetings, family meetings, and other meetings as requested by the Executive Director.
• Coordinates volunteer program, including recruitment, training, and supervision of volunteers; Includes residents and family volunteers when available and appropriate; Contacts community sources to expand volunteer base and to vary resident activities.
• Works with other department heads as needed to ensure activities run smoothly (i.e. submits special event request forms to Food Service Director for activities requiring food).
• Responsible for care of pets, which belong to the community; Maintains veterinary records as required by State regulations; May enlist the help of volunteers (resident or outside) but is ultimately responsible for the proper care of each pet.
• Supervise and provide direction to Life Enrichment Assistants.
• Attends community in-services and teaches as requested.
• Maintains certification, if certified, according to standards set forth by the certification’s governing body.

Job description

The Country Club of La Cholla in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Life Enrichment/Activities Director to organize, plan, and facilitate activity programs promoting resident wellness in an Assisted Living community.

Additionally, you will support the Wellness Director with resident-related issues, supervise Life Enrichment Assistants, and help coordinate monthly Resident Council meetings while ensuring activities run seven days a week, including holidays.