Life Enrichment Director

Harmony Senior Services•Bellevue, WA

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Life Enrichment Director develops and implements meaningful activity and recreational programs for the entire community, including Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care. Programs should reflect residents’ needs and varied interests while promoting or enhancing physical and psychosocial well-being. The role plans and coordinates a daily program that offers leisure and educational opportunities for residents of different ages, interests, and physical abilities, in accordance with Harmony Senior Services guidelines and standards. As a member of the facility management team, the Director identifies resident needs, makes recommendations, and participates in program-planning decisions. The Director attends resident association meetings, supports resident committees, and connects resident associations with staff. The role also oversees the programming budget, activity spaces and supplies, volunteer opportunities, and guidance to staff on life enrichment and residents’ quality of life. The Director helps maintain a dignified and caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors, and staff.

Requirements

Qualify as a therapeutic recreation specialist or activities professional eligible for certification by a recognized accrediting body; alternatively, have two years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last five years, including one full-time year in a long-term care setting providing programs for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Be a Certified Dementia Practitioner or eligible for certification.
Maintain applicable state requirements for dementia-specific training.
Communicate effectively and succinctly, both orally and in writing, with residents, families, staff, vendors, and the general public.
Have compassion for and a desire to work with the senior population.
Be a self-starter able to work responsibly and independently as well as collaboratively as a team member.
Be honest, fair, dependable, and respectful of confidentiality and others’ rights and privacy.
Have experience planning, organizing, and executing varied life enrichment schedules for seniors across activity levels, including people with cognitive impairments related to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Have exceptional organizational skills.
Be able to establish effective relationships with residents, family members, and staff.
Be able to supervise associates and set up and train volunteers.
Represent the Community in a positive and professional manner.
Have current First Aid and CPR certification or be eligible to obtain it within 60 days of hire.
Have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record.
Be able to work a flexible schedule including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement meaningful activity and recreational programs for Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care residents.
Plan a varied schedule of leisure and educational activities for residents of different ages, interests, and physical abilities.
Plan and coordinate a daily activities program in accordance with Harmony Senior Services guidelines and standards.
Prepare a monthly activities program for all levels of care.
Meet with each new resident to complete the Resident Life Profile.
Involve the Program Coordinator or Activities Assistant in programming when necessary.
Consult regularly with families about residents’ participation in activities.
Serve on the facility management team to identify resident needs, submit recommendations, and participate in program-planning decisions.
Attend resident association meetings and work with resident committees in an advisory and supportive capacity.
Connect resident associations with staff.
Oversee the programming budget and keep expenses within budget guidelines.
Maintain activity areas and supplies in a neat and orderly manner.
Guide and support staff on life enrichment and residents’ quality of life.
Promote a dignified and caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors, and staff.
Coordinate and oversee volunteer opportunities.
Supervise associates and arrange training for volunteers.