Senior Living Activity & Enrichment Director

Parallel Management Group; Hamburg Township (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamburg Senior Living Facility in Hamburg, MI seeks an experienced Life Enrichment Director to design, evaluate and oversee activity programs that meet residents' physical, social, intellectual, artistic and spiritual needs.

You will recruit and train volunteers, coordinate events and transportation, maintain calendars, and collaborate with staff to create a vibrant, resident-centered program schedule that fits budgets and staffing.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; certificate in activity programming preferred.
• Experience creating and coordinating activities for older adults.
• Ability to train, supervise, and motivate staff and volunteers.
• Willingness to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive activities program to meet residents' physical, social, intellectual, artistic, and spiritual needs.
• Include large group activities, small group activities, and 1:1 groupings, as well as special events.
• Communicate, advise, and inform the Manager/Executive Director and other department supervisors of activity programs and upcoming events.
• Cultivate community resources and entertainers to schedule various activities including special events.
• Create monthly activity calendar that reflects the varied interests of the residents and provides them with the dates, times, and location of programs.
• Conduct and/or oversee activities as needed, encouraging resident involvement.
• Coordinate and host special events, including holiday events. Decorate community according to those events.
• Maintain an adequate supply of equipment for regular activities, keeping within budgetary guidelines.
• Arrange transportation for regular and/or special outings.
• Cultivate opportunities for residents to engage in various community service projects.
• Develop and maintain a solid volunteer base through building relationships in the community, with staff, and resident family members.
• Train employees to conduct activities and encourage resident participation, especially during evenings and weekends.

Skills

Activity programming

Volunteer management

Staff supervision

Communication skills

Weekend availability

Education

High school diploma

Certificate in activity programming

Job description

Hamburg Senior Living Facility in Hamburg, MI seeks an experienced Life Enrichment Director to design, evaluate and oversee activity programs that meet residents' physical, social, intellectual, artistic and spiritual needs.

You will recruit and train volunteers, coordinate events and transportation, maintain calendars, and collaborate with staff to create a vibrant, resident-centered program schedule that fits budgets and staffing.