Coordinator Lifestyles - Life Enrichment chez Buckner International

We are seeking a Lifestyle/Life Enrichment Coordinator to join our community committed to delivering outstanding food to our residents. As a Lifestyle/Life Enrichment Coordinator, you will play an important role in developing, planning, documenting, assisting, coordinating, directing, and evaluating the resident activities program. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Develop, plan and implement social, recreational, spiritual and educational activities for residents.
• Encourage, motivate and assist residents to participate in social, recreational, spiritual and educational activities as determined by individual assessment; take part personally in activities.
• Assist and facilitate organized parties, games, trips, and other departmental activities in which residents participate campus-wide.
• Counsel residents at least once monthly.
• Participate in the development of interdisciplinary care plans for residents in cooperation with appropriate staff; document resident programs.
• Order activity supplies; coordinate the maintenance of music and craft supplies. Maintain orderliness and cleanliness of activity room, storage areas and office.
• Recruit, train, coordinate and actively work with volunteers assigned to assist with activities.
• Make appropriate arrangements for off-campus group activities. Coordinate transportation for residents to off-campus activities.
• Post daily activities and special events. Conduct night and weekend functions as needed; coordinate seasonal decorating.
• Design and develop monthly activity calendars and newsletters for residents.
• Participate in Resident Council. Encourage the residents in leadership positions.
• Manage program resources to ensure they are used efficiently and appropriately; provide all requested budgetary information to management on periodic basis.
• Maintain records of residents’ attendance at activities. Maintain files of activities and programming ideas.
• Detect, correct or report situations that have a possibility of causing accidents or injuries to residents or others.
• Observe and report resident symptoms, reactions and changes.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and in-service training as required.
• Develop and communicate goals and objectives with supervisor.
• Develop emerging leadership through professional growth and development.
• Responsible for supporting and representing Buckner at special events, activities and other assigned functions.
• Monitor and provide constructive feedback.
• Maintain compliance with all Buckner policies, procedures and requirements.  Maintains compliance with all regulatory requirements, state and federal laws.
• Work successfully as part of a team and responsible for developing then maintaining strong working relationships with co-workers.
• Perform general office tasks as required.
• Perform special assignments, projects, and other duties as required.

 What you’ll bring:

• Requires understanding and ability to use simple arithmetic and grammar with accuracy. This level of knowledge is normally associated with the attainment of a High School Diploma (or G.E.D.).  High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) required.
• Must meet at least one of the following criteria:
• Has a minimum of two (2) years prior related experience in social or recreational programming in a patient activities program in a health care setting; or
• Has successfully completed an activity director training course approved by the National Certification Council for Activity.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Requires ability to understand and carry out detailed oral and written instructions. Requires ability to convey detailed oral and written instructions which can be understood and carried out by residents, guests, volunteers, and co-workers.
• Requires ability to plan, promote, and direct community service programs in the interest of residents. Requires ability to evaluate and assign volunteers to appropriate tasks.
• Requires ability to work under flexible and busy schedules; some nights and weekends required.
• Requires ability to work under minimal supervision while exercising excellent professional judgment.
• Requires ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents, guests, co-workers and the public; ability to communicate effective orally and in writing.
• Requires ability to exercise tact, courtesy, and hospitality in the delivery of services to residents.
• Requires ability to encourage dignity and self-esteem in residents, utilizing basic knowledge of human behavior and basic knowledge of physical/emotional needs and modalities of senior adults.
• Requires proficient working knowledge and skill in recreation, creative arts, crafts, music, and drama activities appropriate for senior adults; ability to plan, organize and direct sessions with a wide variety of well and impaired residents.
• Requires knowledge of basic health care practices and procedures; proficient working knowledge of counseling and education techniques in health care field.
• Requires ability to relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings.
• Requires proficient ability to exhibit detail-oriented skills necessary to understand and manage a wide-range of information.
• Requires ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Requires ability to recognize differences in sound, such as voices/noises that are loud and playful instead of angry and combative.
• Proficient working knowledge and ability to accurately and timely operate and perform computer related tasks with specific equipment and software applications required.  
• Requires commitment to Christian principles and teachings both professionally and personally.
• Requires ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 pounds continuously to move objects and/or people.
• Requires ability to walk, stand and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time. Requires ability to bend, stoop, walk, stand, and frequently push and pull objects.
• Requires sufficient good health to properly discharge duties. Employees shall not be permitted to work who have infectious disease or skin lesion for the duration of the communicability.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.