Activities Director for Independent Living (Healthcare)
Work Schedule
Shift: 10am - 7:30pm
Applicants must be available to work the days and hours listed above. Flexibility may be required based on departmental needs.
Job Title: Life Enrichment Coordinator
Status (Full-time, Part-time, PRN): Full-time
Department: Activities
Reports to (position): Director of Resident Services
Pay Type (Hourly/Non-Exempt or Salary/Exempt): Exempt
Location: Independent Living
Job Overview
The Director of Life Enrichment is responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing a variety of social, recreational, and wellness activities that promote an active and fulfilling lifestyle for our residents. The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with seniors, strong leadership skills, and experience in developing programs that foster socialization, lifelong learning, and overall well‑being.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
- Responsible for the daily activity schedule for all levels of ability seven (7) days a week.
- Educates, trains and encourages team members on life enrichment opportunities to make meaningful connections.
- Develop monthly newsletters for Independent Living Residents.
- Develops and pursues a varied program of meaningful activities and events that is balanced in the physical, spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, vocational and cognitive elements.
- Meets and greets each person upon move‑in to welcome them, their family and friends, to the Community.
- Arranges for community groups to come into the Community, such as pet therapy, schools, churches, and entertainers.
- Decorates the common areas for special events and holidays.
- Conducts individual supplies and manages budget.
- Attend management meetings.
- Assist in coordinating family support group meetings.
- Develops a program of outings that encourages the people who live at Bermuda Village to be involved in their external community.
- Must have experience in planning, organizing and executing a varied schedule of life enrichment opportunities for all levels of seniors from those who are very active to those more reserved.
- Must have exceptional organizational skills.
- High level of ability in effective and succinct communication, written and oral with residents, families, staff, vendors and the general public.
- Must have compassion for and desire to work with the elderly.
- Must demonstrate the ability to work responsibly as a team member as well as an individual.
- Ability to set up and train volunteers.
- Ability to represent the Community in a positive and professional manner.
- Ability to establish effective relationships with residents, family members and staff.
- Is subject to frequent interruptions.
- Is involved with resident, personnel, and visitors under all conditions and circumstances.
- Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, and staff and visitors.
- Communicate with the medical staff, nursing personnel and other department supervisors and staff.
- Works beyond normal working hours, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
- Meet and greet visitors in a friendly, helpful manner (visitors include anyone who visits the community; specifically, current residents families and friends, prospective residents and their families, referral sources, vendors, and regulators).
- Communicate professionally and cooperate with the supervisor and all community personnel.
- Monitor and evaluate customer satisfaction. Work as a part of the team to develop appropriate action plans to continually improve satisfaction levels.
- Answer phones appropriately, according to company and community standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.