Memory Care Activities​/Life Enrichment Assistant

Job Details

Location:

TUL - Tulsa, OK 74133. Pay: $15 per hour.

Iris Memory Care of Tulsa is looking for a Life Enrichment Assistant. This position is responsible for engaging residents in leisure activities that are of interest to them, including socializing, completing crafts, dancing, singing, cooking recipes, gardening, and accompanying on excursions. The assistant will also organize and complete life‑enriching activities both scheduled monthly and impromptu. The role is an enjoyable, rewarding and important job for the right person.

We are a small, freestanding memory care assisted living located off of Creek Turnpike at the corner of 101st and Mingo. All residents cope with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, and we are an age‑in‑place community caring for residents at all stages of the disease. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in life enrichment in a memory care setting.

A qualified candidate will feel at home working with and building relationships with the elderly, performing life‑enriching activities daily, and preferably will have a solid history of reliability and experience working with dementia or a willingness to learn.

Other qualifying attributes are as follows:

• Well‑rounded, balanced, and productive team player
• Mature
• Patient
• Creative
• Nurturing
• Compassionate personality
• Lots of energy
• The ability to closely follow direction
• Strong organizational skills

Our goal is to provide residents with the highest standard of care in a fast‑paced environment. Some weekend availability is mandatory.