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Looking for a team where you can bring your passion, strengths and your best self each day?
Our employees work as one team and aspire to deliver a personalized experience to our residents through collaboration and knowledge sharing of their expertise. We are looking for candidates at Lake Forest Place that like to lead by example creating a positive work environment and living community experience that inspires wellness, independence, joy and security for our residents and families.
We truly believe our people are our greatest asset at Lake Forest Place which has led our team members to consistently rate us as a great workplace in confidential engagement surveys and earning its excellent reputation today. We are more than just a career choice - join a community where you will be appreciated and given opportunities to grow your career and make a difference!
Benefits:
- Health Insurance: Medical PPO Plans
- Dental insurance. HMO and PPO plans
- Vision plan
- Long-term and short-term Disability plan
- Employee wellness program with medical benefit deduction incentives and cash bonuses!
- Confidential employee assistance program
- Generous Paid Time Off/PTO plan. It is a plan that rolls over year to year.
- Employee lounges and meal discount program.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and baseline
- Scholarship programs including Tuition reimbursement
- Citizenship Funding Program
- On-site Fitness Centers staffed with certified personal trainers
- Shift and Weekend Differentials for eligible positions
Summary/Responsibilities: Plan, implement, and direct a full, varied, constructive activities program for residents in the Balmoral Care Center commensurate with each individual's cognitive and physical ability.
Qualifications: Education: experience in working with a geriatric population. Bachelor's Degree and CNA Certification preferred. Leadership qualities and organizational ability. Ability to be resourceful and creative in planning activity programs. Energetic and highly motivated. Some experience working with older adults with dementia. Group and individual program planning experience. Basic computer skills; good written and verbal communication skills. Previous experience with older adults with dementia and group work.
About us
Presbyterian Homes is an independent, not-for-profit senior living care organization of Life Planning Communities offering peace of mind through full continuum of care - independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care. We welcome people from all backgrounds at our family of communities that has served the Chicago, Illinois area since 1904. Presbyterian Homes proudly serves older adults at Westminster Place and Ten Twenty Grove in Evanston, Lake Forest Place in Lake Forest, and The Moorings in Arlington Heights.
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Looking for a team where you can bring your passion, strengths and your best self each day?
Our employees work as one team and aspire to deliver a personalized experience to our residents through collaboration and knowledge sharing of their expertise. We are looking for candidates at Lake Forest Place that like to lead by example creating a positive work environment and living community experience that inspires wellness, independence, joy and security for our residents and families.
We truly believe our people are our greatest asset at Lake Forest Place which has led our team members to consistently rate us as a great workplace in confidential engagement surveys and earning its excellent reputation today. We are more than just a career choice - join a community where you will be appreciated and given opportunities to grow your career and make a difference!
Benefits:
- Health Insurance: Medical PPO Plans
- Dental insurance. HMO and PPO plans
- Vision plan
- Long-term and short-term Disability plan
- Employee wellness program with medical benefit deduction incentives and cash bonuses!
- Confidential employee assistance program
- Generous Paid Time Off/PTO plan. It is a plan that rolls over year to year.
- Employee lounges and meal discount program.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and baseline
- Scholarship programs including Tuition reimbursement
- Citizenship Funding Program
- On-site Fitness Centers staffed with certified personal trainers
- Shift and Weekend Differentials for eligible positions
Summary/Responsibilities: Plan, implement, and direct a full, varied, constructive activities program for residents in the Balmoral Care Center commensurate with each individual's cognitive and physical ability.
Qualifications: Education: experience in working with a geriatric population. Bachelor's Degree and CNA Certification preferred. Leadership qualities and organizational ability. Ability to be resourceful and creative in planning activity programs. Energetic and highly motivated. Some experience working with older adults with dementia. Group and individual program planning experience. Basic computer skills; good written and verbal communication skills. Previous experience with older adults with dementia and group work.
About us
Presbyterian Homes is an independent, not-for-profit senior living care organization of Life Planning Communities offering peace of mind through full continuum of care - independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care. We welcome people from all backgrounds at our family of communities that has served the Chicago, Illinois area since 1904. Presbyterian Homes proudly serves older adults at Westminster Place and Ten Twenty Grove in Evanston, Lake Forest Place in Lake Forest, and The Moorings in Arlington Heights.
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