Memory Care Director

Responsibilities:

TheValeo Director maintains an organized and diversified program of individual andgroup activities, which will enable each resident to engage in diverse cultural, spiritual, physical, social and intellectual activities within theCommunity in order to sustain and promote the Resident's potential and sense of usefulness to self and others. Thisposition is responsible for the overall managementand day to day operations of the memory care neighborhood as well as the supervision and delegation of tasks to all team members working within the neighborhood.

• Provides outstanding services to all residents, family members, responsible persons, and visitors
• Effectively communicates verbally and in writing toteam members, families, and residents via Caremerge and other mechanisms, as needed
• Conducts quarterly resident surveys evaluating current activities and suggesting new ones
• Prepares a Schedule of Activities one month in advanceof its implementation, which is amended when necessary to reflect changes
• Reviews schedule of programs with General Manager before finalizing and posting
• Possesses computer skills to create calendar online/electronically
• Ensures that a full activity program is offered seven days a week
• Drives the community vehicle
• Maintains resident birthday list and mails birthday cards to residents in a timely manner
• Collaborates regularlywith Wellness Director regarding resident care needs and clinical changes
• Participates in wellness review process of potentialnew residents
• Organizes, plans and coordinates wellness conferencesfor Valeo residents with appropriate team membersand other department heads on a quarterly basis
• Maintains a record of each resident's programattendance and engagement in Caremerge
• Posts the current monthly and daily Schedule ofActivities in public areas and shares with department managers
• Implements Salus Signature programs and practices andintegrates them into the monthly calendar of events
• Implements wellness department systems to ensure theproper support and care of residents
• Develops care and programming assignments and distributes to team members
• Holds team members accountable for completion of all work assignments
• Ensures programs are executedaccording to the programming calendar
• Provides dementia and Valeo training to all community team members
• Participates in new hireorientation for new team members
• Interviews and hires potential new team members using the Valeo Hiring Guide
• Attends a monthly resident meeting with General Manager and works with him/her on proposed agenda
• Develops and maintainsstaffing schedules at least 2 weeks in advance of the upcoming schedule
• Ensures coverage of all staffing needs on each shift and finds additional coverage when needed
• Creates and maintains a record of the planned andimplemented scheduled programs for six months
• Meets monthly budget targets, monetary and labor hours, with any variances to be discussed with General Manager
• Maintains appropriate team member attendance records at meetings and team events, and provide necessary documentation and, if needed, correction if a teammember is late or unable to work, in accordance with HR personnel policies
• Notifies department managers in advance of work schedule variations
• Accommodates special events, evening, and weekend programs, etc., in work schedules
• Follows all emergency procedures
• Understands safety policies and procedures
• Commits to working with thecommunity's senior population
• Creative, energetic, enthusiastic, patient, flexible, encouraging, and team-oriented
• Manages team members and volunteers
• Displays patience, tact, enthusiasm, and a cheerful disposition
• Creates a positive atmosphere for Residents with an engaging variety of activities
• Promotes the Community in a positivemanner and effectively communicates community values to residents, families, and team members

Qualifications:

• Associate degree from an accredited college oruniversity, or proof of satisfactory completion of two years of college, with major course of study in recreation or related field, or two years of full-timeexperience in the recreation field in a senior adult population
• Driver Requirements: State driver license requiredwith clean driving record and will have completed all HR policies and procedures for Community driver
• Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills
• Basic typing skills and computer knowledge to include familiarity with MS Word and other pertinent software
• Physically able to bend and reach
• Physically able to push and pull and liftup to 40-50 pounds if necessary
• Physically able to stand for extended periods of time