Activities Director - Wheat Ridge ~ Full-time

MorningStar Careers • Wheat Ridge, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At MorningStar Senior Living, we obsess about culture and seek great hearts who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership. This role involves planning, coordinating, and directing a vibrant community life program and meaningful life enrichment activities based on residents’ interests, preferences, abilities, and needs. The Activities Director will also recruit, train, supervise, and support life enrichment assistants and volunteers, develop community-life partnerships, coordinate resident reviews, and contribute to resident care plans.

Requirements

• Demonstration of our Core Values : Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, Respect.
• Minimum 6 months required experience.
• Awareness of special needs and dimensions of wellness for older adults; techniques and skills to engage residents with different interests and abilities.
• Leadership, professionalism, organization and budget skills.
• Ability to initiate, implement and complete projects.
• Familiarity with the community, social agencies, contacts with clubs and groups, and knowledge of sources of materials and local services; understanding and sensitively to residents’ needs and feelings.
• Computer skills adapt to new technology.
• Enjoy working with older people, exercise judgment, display empathy, creative skills, imagination, friendliness, resourcefulness, enthusiasm, and have a caring attitude and sincere interest in others.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of college from an accredited institution preferred.
• Two or more years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and direct a vibrant community life program and meaningful life enrichment activities, based on residents’ interests, preferences, abilities and needs.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and support life enrichment assistants and volunteers.
• Develop internal and external community-life partnerships and resources.
• Coordinate the life enrichment resident review and contributed to resident care plans, and other required documentation.
• Organize programs for group and individual activities based on each resident’s individualized needs and wants.
• Maintain a balance of recreational activities including physical, social, religious, diversional, intellectual, and creative.
• Coordinate Residents Council and other resident committees or meetings.
• Ensure daily group activities are carried out and resident engagement is at full capacity.
• Coordinate scheduled activities with other departments.
• Communicate programs to residents, resident’s families, volunteers, and facility staff.
• Prepare and post Monthly Life Enrichment Calendars indicating scheduled activities and times.
• Maintain adequate activity supplies and equipment in good condition to meet the needs and interests of residents, and ensure materials are available to residents.
• Conduct a quarterly LE program survey and report on progress of activity program.
• Prepare and update monthly LE bulletin board and Wall of Veterans board.
• Support residents with mail/email/virtual communication needs.
• Recruit, orientate, and supervise volunteer programs and maintain records of volunteer programs.
• Communicate community’s volunteer needs to the outside community.
• Participate in outside community planning related to interest of the community and arrange for the use of outside community facilities for the resident's use.
• Participate in in-service program of the facility.
• Provide in-service training for staff regarding activity program, reality orientation, volunteer services, etc.
• Maintain professional confidentiality.
• May assist residents on outings which includes driving the company vehicles.

Benefits

• Health Insurance offerings such as medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Other Insurance offerings such as life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
• 401k plan with matching
• HSA options
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid sick, vacation and birthday!
• Career development programs and opportunity for advancement
• Charitable and philanthropic opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free shift meal!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree