Life Enrichment Lead

BETHESDA HEALTH AND HOUSING • Willmar, MN

11h • Onsite

About The Position

Work directly with tenants providing acceptance, friendliness, and compassion. Activity programs are based on the tenant’s interests, strengths, and needs; in an atmosphere of warmth, success, encouragement and job.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic activity course (a willingness to take this course)
• Attend all on-going activity training
• Good physical and mental health
• Ability to maintain outgoing, cheerful, enthusiastic personality
• Have efficient time management skills
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to work with others in close proximity
• Self-motivated, work independently
• Ability to contribute to a friendly, homelike atmosphere
• Have knowledge of various activities and be familiar with tenant’s limitations
• Ability to read, write, and follow directions
• Ability to speak clearly, and to make self-understood to tenants of varying abilities
• Ability to think creatively, plan and problem solve
• Ability to prepare, present, and evaluate activity
• Possess good phone etiquette
• Record keeping ability
• Ability to cope with frequent interruptions
• Ability to vary and adapt activities to tenant ability levels and needs
• Ability to quickly come up with alternative activity plans
• Ability to cope with depressed or lonely people
• Ability to prepare activities with variety, fun, and purpose
• Ability to deal with tenants with dementia
• Report for and leave work on a timely basis, completing tasks as scheduled
• Attend in-services and all necessary training
• Participate in annual performance evaluation process
• Maintain a professional conduct and pleasant, friendly attitude towards staff, tenants and visitors
• Be willing to learn and change to meet needs that arise

Nice To Haves

• Previous work with the elderly is desirable.
• Musical/performance ability desirable

Responsibilities

• Provide personal contact with tenants allowing them to feel successful; that their life has a purpose and to continue to pursue their interests and use their remaining abilities.
• Planning, preparing and facilitating activities that meet the tenants mental, physical, emotional, social and community needs.
• Perform miscellaneous functions that emerge on a daily basis with kindness, willingness, and spontaneity.
• Serve as an example of excellence in meeting work requirements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees