Recreational Therapist

Eden Heights of West Seneca

LIFE ENRICHMENT COORDINATOR

CLASSIFICATION: NON EXEMPT

WHY SHOULD YOU WORK FOR US?

Flexibility, Education, Health Benefits, Tuition, Paid Time Off, 401K, and more.

Choose this job if . . .

You care about seniors . . .

You want to learn skills that carry you into your future . . .

You want to make a difference in someone's life.

Our mission is to provide the best care to seniors through our enhanced educational programs for all our employees. The Premier Senior Living University Program provides a pathway for team members to achieve their career goals. We are committed to your success and look for our management candidates from within the company first. Help us to achieve our daily goal of providing a community that is rich with an atmosphere of companionship and care.


We believe that a balance between work and home is key to the success of our employees. Our focus is to bring out the best in all our employees as they move through programs that enhance their lives and future. Premier Senior Living, LLC is a leader in providing Assisted Living and Memory Care services to Seniors. We have 7 communities in three states including NY, OH and PA.

Position Summary

The Life Enrichment Coordinator will plan, organize, and direct a program of activities, which provides opportunity for entertainment, exercise, relaxation, and expression and fulfills basic psychological, social, and spiritual needs, which will be available to all residents of the facility. Assists the physically, emotionally, and cognitively impaired individual and family to explore appropriate avocation/leisure pursuits.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop, organize, and implement a program of activities to meet the social, emotional, physical, spiritual and other therapeutic needs of residents as identified on the residents' plan of care and within the specified budget.
• Initiate and promote activities both within the community and outside the community
• Create an ongoing calendar of activities,
• Solicit the involvement of the community (clubs, groups, organizations, agencies, churches, individuals, etc.)
• Maintain attendance records
• Develop and distribute a monthly calendar of events. P
• Design and distribute monthly newsletter to families and residents, including electronically.
• Develop, train and maintain an active volunteer program
• Assist the residents with organizing and maintaining active Resident Council.

Qualifications

• Prior completion of a state-approved training course, or willingness to complete a state approved training course within six months of employment or,
• Degree and certification as a therapeutic recreation specialist, music therapist, art therapist or,
• Certified activity coordinator by the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals or,
• Two years' experience in a social or recreational program within the past five years, in which one year was full-time in a resident activities program in an assisted living community or related health care setting.

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