Life Enrichment Director

The Peaks, A Senior Living Community has served the Flagstaff community since 2000. Here, team members serve a range of lifestyles and care levels, including bungalow living, independent living, assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation, long-term care, and respite care. We take pride in delivering Platinum Service®, our commitment to put residents and their families at the heart of everything we do.

Join our team and come see why our team members consistently place The Peaks above other communities as a great place to work. Enjoy the total rewards of competitive pay plus benefits centered on you while performing meaningful work.

The Director of Life Enrichment plays an integral role in the success of our team, our community and creating a place our residents are proud to call home. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure residents are receiving a balance of life enrichment activities that are designed to maintain and promote physical and psychosocial wellbeing.

• Develop, implement, facilitate, evaluate and direct Life Enrichment programs and operations.
• Implement and communicate department policies and procedures. Communicate best practices to staff, residents and families.
• Coordinate activities with other departments.
• Organize and facilitate resident outings.
• Adapt to match each resident’s needs, preferred communication, and engagement style.
• Plan and participate in special events.
• Develop and publish monthly calendar and facility newsletter.
• Purchase and maintain adequate equipment and supplies for the Life Enrichment Department while managing budget for supplies, outside contracts, and transportation.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies. Develop a plan of correction for deficiencies noted during survey inspections and ensure compliance with the plan in the future.
• Review and resolve departmental complaints and grievances and communicate to the Executive Director of action(s) taken as appropriate.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program for the Life Enrichment Department.
• Participate in resident council meetings and oversee that best practices for conducting resident council meetings are adhered to.
• Direct the recruitment, interviewing and selection of the Life Enrichment personnel.
• Determine the staffing requirements and work schedules necessary to meet the community’s needs.
• Develop staff and monitor performance of personnel.
• Recruit, train and supervise volunteers.
• Review and revise Activity Care Plans, assessments, and progress notes as directed by regulations.
• Complete the activity assessments within the required time frames.
• Document resident participation in the Resident Engagement Record.
• Participate in care conferences and discharge planning as necessary.
• Maintain electronic records of department expenditures and assure that adequate financial records and cost reports.
• (Long-term care only) Develop an Activity Care Plan for each resident that identifies each resident’s needs and outline on-going/completion goals.
• (Long-term care only) Ensure the resident/family is encouraged to participate in the development and review of the resident’s Activity Care Plan.
• (Long-term care only) Ensure that Life Enrichment personnel are aware of the Activity Care Plan and process and that the goals identified are incorporated into the daily activity routine for each resident.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• Be able to make independent decisions and follow instructions.
• Deal tactfully with personnel, prospects, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the public.
• Capable of working with ill, disabled, elderly, and emotionally upset…