Life Enrichment Specialist (Activities Coordinator)

Rockingham County•Brentwood, NH

About The Position

The Life Enrichment Specialist partners with the Life Enrichment Supervisor to plan, organize, coordinate, and implement programs and activities that support resident engagement and well-being. The position helps ensure residents can access meaningful opportunities that reflect their individual interests, abilities, backgrounds, and preferences while complying with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and facility policies. The specialist helps develop and coordinate activity programs that encourage social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, intellectual, and recreational engagement. Working with residents, families, volunteers, vendors, and interdisciplinary team members, the specialist assists with individualized activity care plans, programs and special events, monthly activity calendars, and fundraising and volunteer initiatives. The role supports inclusive activities for residents with varied interests, cultural backgrounds, cognitive abilities, and physical capabilities. The specialist collaborates with nursing staff and other departments to maximize resources, participates in care plan reviews and quality improvement efforts, and helps maintain the daily operations of the Life Enrichment Department. When the Life Enrichment Supervisor is absent, the specialist provides departmental leadership and support to ensure continuity of resident services.

Requirements

Associate degree in a related field, or two years of related experience in the activities programming field with demonstrated leadership skills and/or training; an equivalent combination of education, work, and experience will be considered.
CPR and First Aid certification.
Valid, unencumbered current driver’s license in good standing, with an acceptable driving record.

Nice To Haves

Certified Activities Director.

Responsibilities

Help plan, organize, coordinate, and implement programs and activities supporting resident engagement and well-being.
Help ensure activities reflect residents’ interests, abilities, backgrounds, and preferences and comply with regulations and facility policies.
Help develop programs that promote social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, intellectual, and recreational engagement.
Assist with developing individualized activity care plans in collaboration with residents, families, volunteers, vendors, and interdisciplinary team members.
Coordinate programs, special events, and monthly activity calendars.
Support fundraising and volunteer initiatives.
Help ensure activities are inclusive of residents with different interests, cultural backgrounds, cognitive abilities, and physical capabilities.
Collaborate with nursing staff and other departments to maximize resources.
Participate in care plan reviews and quality improvement efforts.
Help maintain the day-to-day operations of the Life Enrichment Department.
Provide departmental leadership and support in the Life Enrichment Supervisor’s absence to ensure continuity of resident services.