Life Enrichment Director, Assisted Living

The Life Enrichment Director (Activities Director) will plan, organize, develop, and direct engaging programming for our assisted living community of 44 senior residents at Kalispell Assisted Living and Memory Care. A successful candidate will take initiative with a creative and energetic spirit with a genuine desire to invest and engage with seniors! The position will pay $23.00-27.00 per hour, commensurate with experience, and full-time benefits provided through PACS.

Key responsibilities and requirements for the Activities Director will include, but not be limited to:

• Designing and leading a robust, engaging activity schedule for our assisted living residents.
• Planning and hosting community events (working with our Community Sales Director and Director of Dining)
• Decorating for holidays and special occasions.
• Driving residents to their scheduled appointments every Tuesday and Thursday.
• The candidate must be comfortable using Illustratus and our activities-based tables (we will provide training on these specific platforms)
• A high-energy multi-tasker who is passionate about senior engagement.

Essential Duties

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the resident-centered activities for the assisted living community.

• Develop a monthly activity schedule for residents, which include resident outings, regularly scheduled group activities, and in-room activities for bed-bound or isolated residents.

• Encourage residents to participate in self-initiated activities including hobbies, crafts, and reading Provide materials as necessary including reading materials in Braille or audio books as appropriate.

• Ensure that all charted activity progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident's response to the service.

• Keep abreast of current federal and state regulations, as well as professional standards.

• Provide good communication between employees of all levels, residents, their families, support personnel, government agencies/personnel, and the public to ensure the needs and best interest of the residents, community and facility are met to the extent possible.

• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the community and the services and needs of the resident and family.

• Participate in surveys by authorized government agencies.

• Assist in reviewing and developing a plan of correction for activity deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such report to the Executive Director.

• Participate in regular meetings to include General Staff, Department Head, Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance (TEAM, Infection Control), Safety Committee, Marketing, Family and Resident Council

• Assist in arranging transportation for residents when necessary including, but not limited to, resident outings, to/from appointments, or discharge.

Supervisory Requirements

Assist with the overall supervision of and management of the activity staff.

Qualification

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferable one-year experience in a long-term care facility.

Language Skills

Ability to read technical procedures.

Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Activity Director certification.

Physical Demands

The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities: Standing and /or walking very frequently. Sitting occasionally. Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently. Talking and /or hearing very frequently. Tasting and /or smelling very frequently. Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally. Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Additional Information

Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.