Part Time Life Enrichment Coordinator ALF

Description

The primary purpose of your job position is to assist in the planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing activity programs in accordance with current existing Federal, State, and local standards, as well as our established policies and procedures, to assure that the spiritual development, emotional, recreational, and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual basis.

As the Life Enrichment Coordinator, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the position.

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate and direct the Activity Department, its programs activities. Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Director of General Services concerning the operation of the Activity Department.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with other departments within the facility and outside community health, welfare and social agencies, to assure that activity programs can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Provide consultation to members of facility staff, community agencies, etc. in efforts to solve the needs and problems of the resident through the development of activity programs.
• Develop, administer and coordinate department policies and procedures. Review at least annually and participate in making recommended changes.
• Maintain an excellent working relationship with the medical profession and other health‑related facilities and organizations.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the department and the facility.
• Keep abreast of current Federal and State regulations, as well as professional standards, and make recommendations on changes in policies and procedures to the Director of General Services.
• Review complaints and grievances and make necessary reports to the Administrator and other appropriate personnel.
• Review, develop and implement a plan of correction for activity deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such report to the Administrator.
• Perform other duties that may become necessary and appropriate, or as directed by the Director of General Services.
• Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures for identifying the social and recreational needs of the resident.
• Communicate with residents, families, staff, etc., and involve them in planning appropriate activities to meet the needs of the resident and/or those that resident can participate. Maintain contact with the resident’s family involving them with non‑medical progress reports as necessary.
• Shop for resident’s needs every two weeks.
• Obtain information concerning the resident’s background to better provide activities to meet their needs.
• Plan activities with the input of department staff, maintain an activity schedule, and make sure available projects, crafts, resources, transportation, etc., are available. Ensure that activities are available for residents unable to participate in group activities including one‑on‑one visits, writing letters, running errands, etc. as necessary.
• Ensure appropriate activities are available for those who have physical disabilities (blindness/poor vision, hearing impairments, etc.) including reading material in Braille or tapes/recordings for visually impaired, etc.
• Coordinate intergenerational activities for the residents with various schools and organizations in the community.
• Assist in providing library services for residents through cooperation of local library.
• Provide information to residents/families, including activities calendar, as to the activity programs that are…