Life Enrichment Assistant I- Behavioral Health

Job Description

This position provides purposeful and meaningful activities to residents by interacting with residents on a daily basis, providing workshop and sensory groups along with providing social, cognitive, emotional, community and spiritual interactions and stimulation which provide active treatment per regulations. This position also assists with personal cares.

County

Full-Time, Benefit Eligible, Non-Exempt;
Position Open Until Filled

$19.32/hr.

$3.00 Per Hour Weekend Differential

9:00am- 5:15pm, Monday – Friday

Work every 3rd weekend, with the Friday before and the Monday after off.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) – available for use after 30 days of employment
• 10 observed paid holidays
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) – with employer contributions – HRA
• Life insurance, Long-term disability and Flex spending
• Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS)

• Guides residents to participate in recreational activities, is the lead person in workshop and delegates staff assisting with tasks, assists with sensory programs, exercise programs and projects to best meet residents’ person-centered life enrichment needs along with providing active treatment per regulations.
• Arranges and provides transportation for community group/individual outings, social activities, plans special meals, and plans/schedules/organizes special events and entertainment for the IID household along with assisting with whole house events/activities. Develops monthly calendars for activities planned and for Sensory Group.
• Transports residents to and from activities and other functions as required.
• Decorates household to assist with resident reality orientation/holidays/seasons and assists with researching/purchasing approved items for household.
• Gathers, prepares, organizes, facilitates the needed items for workshop (gathers work in building and organizes it with staff to get for out of building), sensory groups or any other activities planned and is the lead person in workshop. Assists with Sensory group as well.
• Assists residents with purchasing/researching getting items that they need/wish to have.
• Makes routine contact with residents by visiting with them, assisting them with making cards/letters for families and needed online shopping, etc.
• Schedules movies in house, planning parties, and providing games/activities for residents.
• Encourages residents to participate in available programs.
• Works with individuals on goals in their Individualized Program Plan for workshop/sensory/mealtime and other ADL goals and reports progress so charting can be completed.
• Maintains documentation of resident attendance at workshop, estimated amount of time each resident worked/was productive each day and documents info in Matrixcare which is used when tallied to determine the reward for each resident. Maintains documentation of other activity participation as well.
• Assists and promotes independence with cares (including personal hygiene); ambulation and accessing the community.
• Functions as an integral member of the team providing appropriate interventions during medical, behavioral, and/or facility emergencies.
• Provides personal hygiene including bathing (tub, shower, bed bath), oral care, skin and nail care and hand washing.
• Completes resident grooming including hair care, shaving, dressing and weighing. Encourages residents toward independent personal care.
• Assists with toileting including bowel and bladder retraining and perinea care.
• Performs and assists with mobility, transferring, ambulation, positioning, and range of motion per the care plan.
• Reports accurately all cares given, including dietary intake and output, temperature, weight, blood pressure pulse and respiration, using approved abbreviations and descriptive terms.
• Serves residents their meals; motivates and assists them with intake of nourishment and fluids.
• Participates in the planning of resident care through shift reports and resident care staffing meetings when assigned. Completes designated section of…