Life Enrichment Director

Life Care Services•Celebration, FL

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About The Position

Windsor at Celebration is seeking a hospitality-focused Life Enrichment Director. The role plans, coordinates, and directs a broad range of activities and programming that address residents’ social, educational, recreational, and religious needs, with the goal of enhancing quality of life for all residents. The Director leads memory care programming consistent with the Heartfelt Connections Memory Care Program, coordinates activities and transportation, and ensures residents’ safety and well-being during events and trips. The role also manages the Activities department, including Transportation, and coordinates contracted entertainment and other personnel for resident functions and activities. The Director develops activity calendars, community newsletters, and event information; maintains department budget records and monitors expenditures; supports resident committees and interest groups; and orients new residents in coordination with the Director of Marketing. The position also works with care staff to evaluate residents’ needs and interests, plan individualized and group memory care activities, and provide ongoing staff training and program support. The role promotes a whole-person approach to wellness across emotional, environmental, health services, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, and vocational dimensions. It also provides educational opportunities for residents and staff on disease prevention and management. Employees are expected to follow the community’s LCS Hospitality Promises in their interactions with residents, colleagues, and guests.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree.
Knowledge of and experience with program facilitation and activity program development.
Certification or licensure in accordance with state guidelines.
Current Basic First Aid and CPR certification if required by the state.
Employees must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or apply for and receive an approved exemption as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

A degree in a related field, such as nursing, social services, or therapeutic recreation.

Responsibilities

Lead memory care programming consistent with the Heartfelt Connections Memory Care Program.
Plan, coordinate, and direct social, educational, and recreational activities intended to include all residents.
Coordinate transportation to events and programs, including bus and other vehicle transportation, and ensure residents’ safety and well-being during events and trips.
Manage the Activities department, including Transportation.
Interview, select, supervise, and monitor contract personnel for entertainment and resident functions and activities; serve as the community liaison and review, monitor, and approve related contracts and agreements.
Plan, organize, post, and distribute information and materials about events, programs, and activities, including monthly calendars.
Develop and coordinate community newsletters and a master calendar of events, potentially including transportation, activities, wellness, and general information.
Maintain departmental budget records, monitor and control expenditures, and provide explanations or justifications for variances as appropriate.
Start and coordinate resident committees and resident interest groups.
Orient new residents and coordinate with the Director of Marketing to support their transition into the community.
Direct the Heartfelt Connections Memory Care Program, including ongoing staff training and assistance with program implementation.
Evaluate residents’ activity needs and collaborate with care staff to identify engagement opportunities and schedule daily memory care activities based on individual needs and interests.
Use the Heartfelt Connections Memory Care Program Orientation and Education Trainer Manual and Workbook, as well as the Playbook and Activities Recipe Book.
Promote a healthy community culture and wellness across emotional, environmental, health services, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, and vocational dimensions.
Provide individual and group educational opportunities for residents and staff in disease prevention and management, consistent with the Lifestyle and Health Services Wellness Program.
Encourage residents to participate actively in community and recreational programs.
Prepare and maintain required reports, records, studies, and surveys.
Attend assigned in-service training and education sessions.
Perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor.
Coordinate services with other departments and involve them in activities as applicable, including Food and Beverage for events and functions.
Assist residents in determining the level and quantity of activity.
Practice the LCS Hospitality Promises in interactions with residents, fellow employees, and guests.