Life Enrichment Director / Recreation Director
About The Position
Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) – Shorewood Landing is seeking a Life Enrichment Director to lead its life enrichment staff and program. The director plans, organizes, develops, facilitates, leads, evaluates, and directs life enrichment services to support high-quality resident care consistent with regulations and established best practices. The position reports to the Campus Administrator. Shorewood Landing is a senior living community in Shorewood, Minnesota, offering independent living, assisted living, assisted living with memory care, and supportive services. Its setting and programming include events, activities, and outings designed for residents’ interests. The director develops and maintains a comprehensive leisure and life enrichment program based on resident assessments, needs, interests, preferences, regulations, and established procedures. The role works with residents, families, staff, and other professionals to plan programming that meets psychosocial and activity needs; supports care planning and resident education; maintains required documentation; and serves as a site resource, educator, coach, mentor, and advocate for life enrichment services. The director also helps residents achieve meaningful days through relationships and activities and may assist with other resident and household needs within the scope of cross-training and certification. The estimated starting pay range is $24.35–$30.44 per hour. Actual pay depends on qualifications and market conditions and may change.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Previous leadership experience in recreation program or event coordination.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities and skills, interpersonal relationship skills, and knowledge of federal and state regulations.
- Demonstrated compatibility with PHS’s mission and operating philosophies.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English to communicate with all customers.
Nice To Haves
- Specialized training or experience in geriatric activities, social work, or gerontology.
Responsibilities
- Develop, plan, direct, and implement a comprehensive leisure and life enrichment program for residents.
- Collaborate with residents, families, staff, and other professionals to plan programs that meet residents’ and the Household’s psychosocial and activity needs.
- Establish systems and processes for managing campus events, shared services, and equipment.
- Maintain the life enrichment program based on resident assessments, needs, interests, preferences, regulations, procedures, and best practices.
- Provide resident consultation, evaluation, and assessment as needed.
- Develop and implement care-planning processes and plans, and participate in resident care planning with the team and other health care providers as needed.
- Provide education and consultation to residents, families, and staff.
- Communicate residents’ leisure status and needs to residents, families, staff, and other professionals, including during care conferences; refer residents to other professionals as appropriate.
- Maintain records and documentation in accordance with practice standards, third-party payer requirements, regulations, and established procedures; complete required portions of assessments and care plans.
- Serve as a site resource for life enrichment services by providing education, coaching, mentoring, materials, resources, support, and supervision or direction for site programming.
- Develop, implement, and promote programming that helps residents have meaningful days through relationships and activities.
- Assist with resident and Household needs when appropriate and within the scope of cross-training and certification.
- Maintain effective communication systems with customers and serve as a life enrichment and leisure resource and advocate for the site.
Benefits
- Health and dental insurance, including applicable HSA and FSA options.
- Employer contribution to an HSA for eligible health plans.
- Life insurance (AD&D).
- Retirement plan with eligibility for an employer match.
- Holiday pay and extended sick time.
- Vision insurance for eligible full- and part-time employees working 20–29 hours per week.
- Voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage for eligible full- and part-time employees working 20–29 hours per week.
- Accident and hospitalization coverage for eligible full- and part-time employees working 20–29 hours per week.
- Education assistance programs for eligible full- and part-time employees working 20–29 hours per week.
- Paid time off accrual for all employees.
- Same-day pay.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
- College partnership educational discounts.
- Access to Learn to Live resources.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
