Senior Living Life Enrichment Director - Create Joy

Better Living SL; Dixon (IL); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401 (K) matching

Professional development opportunities

Employee assistance programs

Résumé du poste

Better Living is seeking a Life Enrichment Director to create joyful, meaningful experiences for residents, leading a diverse calendar of activities tailored to individual stories and abilities.

You will collaborate with care teams to enhance memory care, foster community involvement, and ensure programs align with licensing requirements while leveraging technology to engage residents and families.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience in activities, recreation, life enrichment, or a related field.
• Technology experience and willingness to learn new software platforms.
• Experience in senior living, assisted living or memory care strongly preferred.
• Passion for working with older adults and creating meaningful experience.
• Strong communication, organizational and time management skills.
• Creative, outgoing and flexible personality.
• Ability to work some evenings, weekends and holidays as needed.

Responsabilités

• Plan and lead a robust calendar of daily, weekly, and monthly life-enrichment experiences.
• Design programs that support physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and spiritual well-being.
• Ensure activities are inclusive, engaging, and adaptable for all levels of ability.
• Create experiences — not just events — that encourage resident choice and participation.
• Incorporate music, movement, art, games, outings, celebrations, and purpose-driven activities.
• Get to know residents personally through life stories, interests, and preferences.
• Adapt programming to reflect resident feedback and evolving needs.
• Encourage resident leadership, clubs, committees, and peer-to-peer involvement.
• Support dignity, independence, and meaningful engagement for every resident.
• Partner with care teams to support residents with dementia through purposeful programming.
• Implement structured routines that promote comfort and familiarity.
• Use redirection, validation, and relationship-based engagement strategies.
• Align programs with Better Living’s Better Days Memory Care philosophy.
• Model and promote the Better Living mission and values.
• Bring energy, positivity, and creativity to the community atmosphere.

Connaissances

Experience in activities, recreation,/

Tech literacy & software adoption

Communication & organization

Creative, outgoing & flexible

Evenings/weekends/holidays flexibility

Formation

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Outils

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

SharePoint

Senior living software (TSO)

Description du poste

Better Living is seeking a Life Enrichment Director to create joyful, meaningful experiences for residents, leading a diverse calendar of activities tailored to individual stories and abilities.

You will collaborate with care teams to enhance memory care, foster community involvement, and ensure programs align with licensing requirements while leveraging technology to engage residents and families.