Highgate Senior Living - Yakima, WA
posted 18 days ago
LOVE YOUR WORK. JOIN OUR TEAM. A community, not a facility. As thought leaders in the industry, we take a positive, holistic approach to senior care and encourage independence, as people are happiest when they can make their own choices. We provide opportunities for physical activity, social engagement, intellectual stimulation, spiritual involvement, and fun. We treat our residents and our team members like family. This opportunity will allow you to positively impact the quality of life for over 700 seniors and their families. ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT Do you enjoy having fun? Spending time with people? If so, maybe this is an opportunity for you. We are looking for the right person to implement an engaging social program for our residents. We specialize in assisted living and memory care. Highgate Senior Living's mission is to devote ourselves to help each resident live a life of purpose and each of us plays a crucial role in doing so. We operate communities in the western US and are seeking the right Life Enhancement Specialist to join our team. Come help us create an environment that promotes a sense of well-being and the feeling of true community in a gracious, homelike setting. This position is fulltime or parttime and includes leading both small and large group activities, events, and opportunities for our residents to learn new things. In this role you will be working directly with the Life Enhancement Coordinator to build and implement a program for our residents that includes the pursuit of creative interests like the Arts and music, provides opportunities for socialization, promotes a wellness program that includes physical exercise and mindfulness, provides outlets for spiritual fulfillment, creates environments for residents to focus on continuous learning, cognition stimulation and family/friends engagement. Living with purpose is the fundamental principle our program is founded upon, as all of us want to feel needed and useful. Executing this mission driven role helps our residents maintain that sense of purpose, feel valued and necessary in the world.