Life Enrichment Director

Great Lakes Mgmt Co•Saint Paul, MN

About The Position

The Life Enrichment Director is responsible for all aspects of the Activity and Volunteer programs, which are designed to meet residents’ social, physical, mental, emotional, and sensory needs. The role plans, promotes, budgets, facilitates, and evaluates activities for Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Care Suites residents. It also supervises campus activities personnel, coordinates volunteer recruitment and programs, supports activity-related training for Resident Assistants, and works with residents, families, staff, community contacts, and vendors to provide a varied and engaging program.

Requirements

A BA in Gerontology, Human Services, Therapeutic Recreation, or Social Services; Activity Director Certified; or at least 2 years of experience working with senior programs.
At least 2 years of activities experience in a retirement, assisted living, or long-term care facility.
Ability to use basic Windows and Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Must possess or be able to obtain a Class C Driver’s License to drive the site bus.
Strong creativity in developing and planning activity programs.
Ability to lead groups and conduct one-on-one visits with residents at all functioning levels.
Strong organizational skills.
Background in financial planning and budgeting.
Ability to make responsible choices and decisions in residents’ best interests.
Excellent verbal communication skills.
Ability to read, write, spell, perform basic math, speak, and understand English.
Knowledge of supervisory practices and principles.

Responsibilities

Follow company personnel directives in the Employee Handbook and ensure Activities employees do the same.
Maintain positive relationships with residents, families, caregivers, potential residents, community contacts, and staff.
Represent the organization consistently with its mission and values.
Plan, promote, budget, facilitate, and lead activity events and programs.
Develop a monthly activity calendar for Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Care Suites residents, ensuring a well-rounded program across the campus.
Ensure activities are supervised by staff or volunteers and lead activities as needed.
Evaluate programming to address current and future needs.
Oversee the monthly newsletter, encouraging appropriate staff and resident contributions and ensuring it is informative, entertaining, and timely.
Work with vendors, including entertainers, to provide musical, educational, spiritual, and entertaining features.
Supervise campus activities personnel through direction, mentoring, corrective action, and regular performance evaluations.
Coordinate with the Director of Nursing to support training and mentoring Resident Assistants in Memory Care and Care Suites on their activity-leading responsibilities.
Manage Theater use, including selecting and ordering movies, training staff to operate the Theater, and arranging other events such as educational and sporting events.
Promote volunteer opportunities and manage volunteer recruitment, training, supervision, and recognition.
Maintain volunteer files containing appropriate background checks, resumes, reference information, and evaluations.
Work with Resident Council and other committees to plan, implement, advertise, and evaluate resident-selected activities and programs.
Coordinate transportation for outside events and programs in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Accompany residents on field trips as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.