Life Enrichment Lead

BETHESDA HEALTH AND HOUSING • Willmar, MN

8d • $18 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

The Life Enrichment Lead is responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing engaging daily activities that enhance the quality of life for residents. This role includes creating and maintaining a monthly activity calendar, leading and facilitating activities on a daily basis, and ensuring programs meet the social, emotional, and recreational needs of residents. The Life Enrichment Lead works to promote resident participation, foster a positive community environment, and adapt activities to accommodate varying interests and abilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic activity course (a willingness to take this course)
• 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
• Occasional lifting weights 10-20 pounds
• Frequent walking, twisting, standing, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling
• Occasional squatting, kneeling, sitting and reaching above the shoulder
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Previous work with the elderly is desirable.
• Attend all on-going activity training
• 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

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED