Activities Coordinator - Assisted Living

Friendship Village Retirement Community•Waterloo, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Friendship Village is looking for an Activities Coordinator to plan and implement a wide variety of activities for our skilled residents ranging from games, crafts, speakers, movies, and everything in between. We are looking for an individual who is seeking a rewarding career through helping our seniors improve their quality of life by promoting socialization, expanding personal interests, and making a difference in their lives. As an Activities Coordinator you create the fun and adventure for our residents ensuring they have engaging activities available that they can't wait to attend. Friendship Village has built a workplace that cultivates creativeness, productivity, and enhances learning in a fun and energetic environment. We are looking for employees that are hardworking, dependable, caring individuals who are dedicated to going the extra mile in everything they do. We want only those who practice open and honest communication and build trust in one another. Friendship Village is the premier retirement community in the Cedar Valley, servicing retirees from independent living to skilled care. We are a faith based non-profit that believes our residents deserve the very best, most compassionate care possible. This means we look for the very best employees.

Requirements

Extremely creative
Excellent communicator
Enjoy working with older adults
Organized
Self-motivated
Drive for excellence
Hardworking
Dependable
Caring individual
Dedicated to going the extra mile
Practice open and honest communication
Build trust in one another
Pass pre-employment screenings (Criminal background checks, Abuse registry checks, Drug test, Physical, and TB test)

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience in event / activities planning
Associates degree or higher
Prior experience working with seniors

Responsibilities

Plan and implement a wide variety of activities for skilled residents including games, crafts, speakers, and movies.
Promote socialization, expand personal interests, and improve the quality of life for seniors.
Create fun and adventure for residents by ensuring engaging activities are available.
Ensure residents have engaging activities available that they can't wait to attend.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision (available to employees working 25 hours or more a week)
Company paid and voluntary life insurance (available to employees working 25 hours or more a week)
Short/long term disability (available to employees working 25 hours or more a week)
Flex spending accounts (available to employees working 25 hours or more a week)
PTO Paid time off (available to employees working 25 hours or more a week)
Paid holidays after 30 days (available to employees working 25 hours or more a week)
401k retirement (available to employees working 25 hours or more a week)
HIVE - FREE Employee Wellness Center/Gym and Pool (available to all employees)
Onsite Childcare Center with discount for employees (available to all employees)
Employee Food Pantry (available to all employees)
2.5 more times pay for working holidays (available to all employees)