Job Description:
Title: Director of Life Enrichment
Division: Senior Living
Status: Exempt
Reports to: Executive Director/Administrator/Campus Director
Revision date: March 2024
Supervises: Life Enrichment Staff
PURPOSE: According to prescribed policies and procedures including all applicable state, federal and accreditation regulations and under the supervision of the Administrator, assumes responsibilities for managing, planning and executing all resident life enrichment activities in the facility. In Mid-Market IL Communities: Assumes responsibility for coordinating programs and services to help residents maintain a good quality of life and age in place prioritizing a person-centric model of service delivery.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Schedules and develops life enrichment activities to suit the needs of the residents collaborating with other facilities/departments and home office support teams to ensure optimal resident experience.
- Organizes educational events that include subjects relating to health care, agency support, life skills and referral sources. Promotes participation and links eligible participants to events in the sprit of assisting residents to age in place.
- Creates and maintains monthly, daily activities calendar using preferred communication methods such as facility bulletin boards and electronic resident engagement platforms. Contributes to and/or writes the facility newsletter and other communications.
- In Mid-Market IL Communities: serves as a liaison to community agencies, networking with community service providers and seeking out new services available to eligible individuals. Identifies partners and maintains a Resource Directory of local service providers to assist with coordinating services for residents on an individual basis through a person-centered, non-clinical assessment, intervention and monitoring process.
- Assesses residents for appropriate life enrichment activities for group, independent and one-to-one.
- Makes timely submissions of assessments and other required paperwork for MDS where applicable.
- Ensures appropriate staffing levels. Manages the recruiting, interviewing, counseling, supervising and termination procedures of all employees and volunteers.
- Leads activities on scheduled work days.
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the assigned departments within constraints of prescribed budgetary guidelines to include accurate and timely payroll submission, HR, A/P, A/R, and billing procedures.
- Attends facility/team meetings.
- Participates in on-call, weekend manager programs as required.
EXPECTATIONS
- Demonstrates and maintains a positive, professional manner, manages time efficiently and effectively, provides leadership as a role model to promote a team approach, collaborates and participates in policy creation and appropriate problem-solving methods.
- Must adhere to all policies, procedures, terms and conditions set forth in the National Church Residences’ Employee Information Guide (EIG), the Code of Conduct, as well as any facility handbook, including but not limited to, corporate compliance, drug free workplace, safe work practices, all federal, state, local regulations and laws.
- With respect to Resident Rights, ensures all care is provided with respect and dignity for the residents/clients, their families and the staff. Reports all complaints made by residents/clients and/or families to the appropriate supervisors, reports all allegations of abuse, misappropriation of funds/resident property and/or any other corporate compliance, drug free workplace, safe work practices, all federal, state and local regulations and laws.
- Completes all annual education requirements timely, including but not limited to Compliance, Privacy, Security and HIPAA training and exhibits behavior as set forth by the Code of Conduct in the performance of their duties.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
JOB SPECIFICATION SHEET—DIRECTOR OF LIFE ENRICHMENT
Education: Completed high school education or equivalent. Certified in activities programming as specified in regulations
Experience*: Three -Five years of working with the elderly required. Minimum 1 year mgt exp. Experience with Alzheimer’s and dementia preferred.
*Additional experience required for Mid-market IL communities: Minimum of 2 years of experience in a social service delivery with elderly and/or people with disabilities.
Mental: Must have good communication, comprehension, and interpersonal skills. Must have the ability to speak, read, write and understand English.
Skills: Must have working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, and World Wide Web.
Licensure: Activities Certification as required by state compliance.
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Vision: Normal: Consistent with standard workflow.
With respect to said job description, estimate the daily time spent performing the following activities.
Rare ( R) = 0-24%; Sometimes ( S) = 25-49%; Frequent ( F) = 50-74%; Continuous ( C) = 75% plus
R = Climbing R = Stooping Lifting / Carrying; S = 10-25 lbs.
S = Standing R = Pushing R = 26-50 lbs.
S = Sitting R = Pulling R = 51-75 lbs.
S = Walking R = Driving ` R = 76 plus lbs.
Consequences of Errors: Moderate monetary responsibility.
Supervision Received: General supervision: Employee generally operates by himself/herself checking with supervisor when in doubt.
Working Conditions: Due to working in facilities, exposure to some disagreeable conditions such as noise, odors, illness, infection and physical contact with disruptive residents.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I hereby understand and agree to the above description of the duties required.
Signature Date
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, military status, disability, genetic information and/or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.