Life Enrichment Coordinator (On-Call) - Frank Residences
San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living•San Francisco, CA
4d•$27 - $29•Onsite
About The Position
As a Life Enrichment Coordinator (LEC), you will plan and lead a variety of person-centered programs designed to enhance the emotional, social, and recreational well-being of residents in both assisted living and memory care settings. You’ll foster a positive, engaging environment through group, one-on-one, and self-directed activities while promoting inclusion, creativity, and resident connection. The LEC also plays a key role in documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and supporting the overall quality of life on campus.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy, psychology, social work, healthcare, recreation administration, or a related field preferred.
- Two years of experience working with older adults in group or residential settings, preferred.
- Strong communication, organizational, and group facilitation skills.
- Creative, enthusiastic, self-motivated, and adaptable to resident needs and community priorities.
- Sensitivity to the physical and emotional conditions of aging residents.
- Ability to engage with individuals from diverse cultural, religious, and social backgrounds.
- Ability to lift a minimum of twenty-five (25) pounds
- Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry
- Ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles over time without fatigue
- Ability to stand and/or sit for extended periods
- Ability to bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach
- Fine motor skills
- Good visual and auditory acuity
- Ability to safely transport residents/patients in wheelchairs without fatigue over time
Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing opportunities for therapeutic self-expression for persons at all stages of memory loss, using a wide- variety of modalities to optimize resident quality of life and promote the resident’s best ability to function.
- Facilitate programs that encourages social interaction, reduces isolation/boredom and reduces the frequency and severity of the challenging behaviors associated with dementia.
- Create a positive, caring and stimulating environment that embraces and respects the unique and diverse personalities and cultural backgrounds of all residents.
- Motivate residents to become actively involved in the LE programs to improve quality of life and maintain cognitive functioning. Encourages the participation of families, volunteers and caregiver staff, as appropriate.
- Understand and respond to the needs and abilities of the individual residents and families, which will vary, and must be able to carry out activities with these differences in mind.
- Provide one-to-one relationships with the residents who decline to participate in group activities, or who are unable to attend group activities.
- Fulfill important psychosocial needs of residents/families by providing emotional support in times of crisis and decline.
- Responsible for timely completion of resident’s documentation to include attendance record, care-plans and other activity notes or mandated reports as needed.
- Work closely with caregiver staff, Byer Square staff and Life Enrichment staff throughout the campus to promote team work, quality outcomes and programming that is beneficial to those we serve.
- Mentor student interns and volunteers who are involved with activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Full Benefits – Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage for team members working 20+ hours/week.
- 403(b) Retirement Plan – Voluntary participation available.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – Begin accruing PTO on your first day.
- Tuition Reimbursement – Up to $5,250/year for full-time and $2,625/year for part-time employees.
- Commuter Check Program – Save on eligible commuting expenses.
- Weekday Shuttle Services – To and from Glen Park BART station.
- Referral Bonus – Earn $1,000 for every successful referral hired.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Tax-advantaged health and dependent care spending.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free, confidential mental health and well-being support.
- Access to LifeMart – Exclusive discounts on everyday products and services.
