Enhancement Coordinator; LEC

Position: Life Enhancement Coordinator (LEC)
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A community, not a facility. As thought leaders in the industry, we take a positive,holistic approach to senior care and encourage independence, as people are happiest when they can make their own choices. We provide opportunities for physical activity, social engagement, intellectual stimulation, spiritual involvement, and fun. We treat our residents and our team members like family. This opportunity will allow you to positively impact the quality of life for over 700 seniors and their families.

ACTIVITIESDIRECTOR/LIFE ENHANCEMENT COORDINATOR/EVENT PLANNER

Weare looking for the right person to create and implement an engaging program for our residents. We specialize inassisted living and memory care. Highgate Senior Living's mission is to devoteourselves to help each resident live a life of purpose and each of us plays acrucial role in doing so. We operate communities in the western US and are seekingthe right Life Enhancement Coordinator to join our team.

Help us create an environment that promotes asense of well-being and the feeling of true community in a gracious, homelikesetting. This position is full-time and includescoordination/planning of both small and large group activities, events, and opportunities for our residents to learn new things. In this role, you will lead the team in providing a program that includes the pursuit of creative interests like theArts and music, provides opportunities for socialization, promotes a wellnessprogram that includes physical exercise and mindfulness, provides outlets forspiritual fulfillment, creates environments for residents to focus oncontinuous learning, cognition stimulation and family/friends engagement.

Living with purpose is the fundamentalprinciple our program is founded upon, as all of us want to feel needed anduseful. Executing this mission driven role helps our residents maintain that sense of purpose, feel valued and necessary in the world.

The successful candidate will be an organized and detail-orientedindividual with a positive and self-motivated attitude. You must have strong communication and computer skills. Excellent time management skills are important along withrelationship building, persistence, flexibility, and adaptability. You must want to have fun and spend time interacting with others to be successful in this role.

SKILLS NEEDED:

• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to design and execute an appealingprogram for seniors at varying cognitive and physical ability levels
• Innovative thinking necessary todevelop a program that includes opportunities for our residents to continuouslylearn new things
• An understanding of how to build aprogram that encompasses physical exercise, spirituality, social engagement,creative outlets, intellectual stimulation, and opportunities for residents togive back to others
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong persuasion skills
• Proficient in MS Office suite andability to learn new software
• Team player with ability to develop strong working relationships along with customer service focus
• Ability to adapt/respond quickly to changing requirements and effectively balance priorities to meet deadlines
• An understanding or the willingness togain an understanding of the various forms of dementia and how to helpresidents with dementia still live with purpose
• Leadership skills to build, motivate, oversee,and guide a team that functions well
• Comfortability with marketing yourvolunteer opportunities to help support the overall program
• Business acumen to assume responsibility for the budgets, both labor and supplies

RELATABLE

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in coordinating group activities and/or structured opportunities that encourage people to come together
• Jobs that have included event planning, marketing, or recreational therapy
• Leadership roles in which you havebeen a multi-tasker, balancing customer service with objective project goals
• Experience with facilitating groupsand understanding group dynamics
• Jobs you have had working with seniors or other vulnerable populations
• Experience in Assisted Living / Healthcare therapeutic recreation inprior roles

QUALIFICATIONS:

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- At least 21 years of age

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- At least 2 years in customer service,event planning, groups is required

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- Current negative TB test

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- Ability to pass criminal record/background check

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- Valid driver's license with aqualifying driver abstract

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- Good time management skills

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- Must be able to work well independently with little oversight

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- Must have a track record of top-notch organizational abilities and leadership skills

9- A desire to have fun, interact with others with high frequency and be comfortable leading groups

As an organization we offer our team members agood benefits package, the ability to be heard, have their opinions count andthe opportunity to innovate. Our compensation package will be flexible for this role based on the credentialing,tenure and skill sets each candidate brings for consideration. The starting hourly wage range for…