Community Event Coordinator

Position Summary

Community Event Coordinator at Evergreen Woods. Responsible for creating, marketing, and leading diverse programming for residents across independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing environments.

• Engages residents in Weller Life opportunities through formal activities and informal interactions.
• Plans and facilitates spiritual, physical, intellectual, cultural, and emotional programming for residents that is consistent with SLC standards and focused on residents’ unique needs and interests.
• Continuously gauges resident interests, hobbies, preferences, curiosities and needs; creates and continuously updates a diverse and stimulating menu of programming activities and events accordingly.
• Seeks out and fosters partnerships with local organizations, non‑profit groups, educational institutions, and others to identify opportunities for residents to share their talents through volunteerism and to bring outside talents into the community.
• Creates and publishes a variety of professional written communications to promote programs, educate residents and families, and share examples of Weller Life in the community.
• Monitors resident participation in programs to evaluate their appeal and increase participation; adjusts calendar or events accordingly.
• Stays abreast of active aging and generational trends in order to continuously enhance Weller Life initiatives; shares relevant information with peers and community staff to increase awareness and support professional development.
• Shares successful activity blueprints with team residents and participates in best practices calls.
• Partners with team, residents and home office staff to deliver engaging and informative orientation and in‑service training programs.
• May participate in award winning WAVES pool program.
• May run family support groups.
• Participates and attends all in‑service training and education programs as scheduled.
• Enters assessments into company software as needed.
• Handles transportation scheduling.
• Other duties as assigned.

• May be required to stand, walk, reach, water walk.
• Read, write, stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk and/or hear.
• Required to lift or carry weight up to 25 lbs.
• Must be free of communicable diseases unless duties can be modified.
• May be exposed to minimal to moderate noise and exposure to blood and/or body fluids; may experience traumatic situations including psychiatric and deceased residents.

Local and out of state travel, including overnight stays, may be required from time to time to attend conferences, training, meetings, and professional development programs.

• High school graduation or GED required.
• CPR and AED certification required (must be attained in first 60 days of employment).
• Four‑year college or university degree in Recreation Therapy or similar field desired.

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently.
• Ability to meet or exceed the company’s attendance and punctuality standards.
• Ability to use miscellaneous software and office equipment.
• Ability to understand and follow directions as given.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

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