Senior Center Specialist

As a member of the Health & Wellness Division, you will join an incredibly talented and hardworking department dedicated to providing seniors with diverse programs within eight domains of wellness to advance BakerRipley’s impact in the Houston region.

• Oversees the day-to-day operations of a Senior Health and Wellness Center attended by older adults who wish to receive a nutritious lunch and participate in various on-site programs and activities. Observe and monitor clients attending the program.
• Maintain AAA program compliance, which includes, but is not limited to, creating monthly calendars that include required nutrition education, conducting annual client eligibility assessments and satisfaction surveys, ensuring that every participant signs in using the client software system every day, and ensuring compliance with annual health inspections and fire drills
• Recruit, train, and give directions to participant volunteers
• Seek community collaborators to provide health education, nutrition education, exercise, and other resources that promote a healthier lifestyle and attract older adults to senior center programs
• Develop, create, and maintain a clean, safe, and inviting environment that promotes comfort and socialization among participants, including but not limited to food temperature safety, serving meals, clean-up, etc.
• Communicates with supervisor and other offsite program staff by email and phone in a timely manner with regard to compliance documents, supply needs, site incidents, daily meal orders, etc.
• Work with community and internal agency partners to promote a positive image of the agency and the Senior Health and Wellness program.
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

Skills

Required

Ethical Practice: Intermediate

Planning & Organizing: Novice

Patience: Novice

Reliable: Novice

Microsoft Outlook: Novice

Friendliness: Novice

Preferred

Written Communication: Novice

Relationship Building: Novice

Oral Communication: Novice

Microsoft Office: Novice

Creativity: Novice

Self-Management: Intermediate

Multitasking: Novice

Behaviours

Preferred

Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking

Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivation

Preferred

Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Education

Preferred

High School or better

Experience

Required

1 years: Experience working with older adults is preferred. Basic knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly Outlook and client information systems, is essential. Strong skills in activity planning and organization are an advantage.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Driver's License

Food Manager

CPR AED

Preferred

First Aid

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)