MEMORY CARE PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Senior Care Activity Director

At Priority Life Care (PLC), we believe everyone deserves dignity, compassion, and respect, including our coworkers. If you are looking to serve and make a positive difference in someone's life — and light the way in senior care — you may be a fit for our committed, professional team.

Priority Life Care is also a designated "Great Place to Work"! When you choose to work at PLC, we provide you the opportunity to use your talents in a progressive, growing organization. Join our team today and love what you do!

At Priority Life Care, our mission is to light the way in senior care, with respect to affordability and independence.

To our staff we provide:

• Competitive wages and PTO
• Exceptional career advancement opportunities through our "Pathway to Promotion" program
• A full range of health plans - including vision and dental!
• SwiftMD Telemedicine, at low or no cost!
• Special pay rates on holidays
• $10,000 Company paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Accident Coverage, and Critical Illness
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement savings plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee referral bonuses
• On-demand wages via ZayZoon. No need to wait until payday!
• Rewards Program based on Years of Service and PLC Employee of the Year Award?

Primary functions include developing and facilitating programming to meet the needs of residents with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Essential job functions include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develops and implements activities programs to meet the needs of the memory care residents in the facility, based on needs assessment, resident interests and functioning ability, and objectives of the activities
• Ensures activities are appropriate for and meets the engagement needs of residents with Alzheimer's disease and dementia
• Assesses and arranges for one to one programming for those individuals who cannot attend group activities
• Responsible for the activity documentation being completed in a timely fashion
• Completes and maintains inventory lists in accordance to established budget
• Evaluates recreation areas and services to determine if they are producing desired results
• Oversees, trains, and schedules part time staff as needed who assist with programming events/functions
• Relates to residents, family members, public and professionals appropriately
• Reports any issues or problems that may arise to the Administrator
• Complies with state, federal, and all other applicable health care and safety standards
• Assists families and other visitors as needed
• Performs other duties as directed

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Basic knowledge of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
• 2-3 years of gerontological experience preferred
• Life Enrichment/Activity Director Certified and previous long-term care experience preferred
• Must have a clean driving record and be able to drive a large resident passenger vehicle
• CPR and First Aid Certification preferred

Priority Life Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

$20/hr

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