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SalaryCome join the talented staff at AdviniaCare! We’re seeking both Full-time and Part-time Life Enrichment Assistants who are enthusiastic, reliable and team players. Great work life balance, comprehensive benefits and competitive salary offered. We are an equal-opportunity employer.
AdviniaCare, a Pointe Group Care Community, is an established senior living provider operating assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing facilities from Massachusetts to Florida, with a history of providing high quality care and services. We recognize industry challenges, and we strive to provide Exceptional Care, Every Resident, Every Day. This is core to our mission. If you feel that you have what it takes to contribute to our team and our mission, to devote yourself to the lives of others, then AdviniaCare is the organization for you.Position Summary: Develops and implements inspiring success-oriented Life Enrichment programs designed to meet the overall needs of the residents based on the person-centered care approach.
EssentialFunctions
- Develops meaningful and purposeful activity programs to enrich the lives of the residents and families
- Promotes and maintains Family Partnership Program to encourage and nurture family members, community groups and individuals to join as volunteers with a focus on quality of life for residents
- Assist Care managers with focus on quality daily living experiences for residents
- Responsible for completion of Person-Centered Care form for each resident to ensure comprehensive social information is collected in order to develop purposeful programs based on interest, personal history, and ability
- Embraces and promotes Parallel Program model through associates and volunteer participation
- Maintains data collection and weekly reports to ensure each resident is touched a minimum of 5 times per day in Life Enrichment programs- as a goal
- Provides a forum for residents and family members to meet regularly and share their ideas, thoughts, and concerns regarding their daily living experience
- Ensures that residents are encouraged and assisted to participate in Life Enrichment activity programs that are of interest to them
- Maintains an adequate supply of equipment for regular activities, keeping within budgetary guidelines
- Encourages and welcomes participation from other departments
- Maintains resident and environment safety and supports all aspects of safe return program
- The ability to work in a safe and alert manner
- The ability to take ownership for associate's safety and the safety of the residents
- Must disclose any medication that might impair associate' s ability to perform the job safely or competently
- All other duties as assigned
Non-EssentialFunctions
- Leads by example exhibiting through servant leadership
- Encourages teamwork and promotes company philosophy
- Attends required community meetings as required
- Is prompt and able to perform the required duties of the position on a regular, predictable basis
- Becomes familiar and understands how to report a missing person using the SafeReturnprogram or equivalent, if applicable
Qualifications/Skills/EducationalRequirements
- Minimum of one-year experience in a senior care community
- Experience working with Dementia residents
- Able to communicate effectively with all levels of management, associates, residents, family members, and outside contacts
- Able to make independent decisions
- Able to seek out new methods and willing to incorporate them into existing practices when applicable
- Must possess a passion to work with and around senior citizens
- Able to follow missing person policy and procedure and understand the SafeReturnprogram
