Lifestyle Enrichment Director

Independent Adult Day Centers

Position: Lifestyle Enrichment Director

Reports To: Executive Director/Vice President of Lifestyle Enrichment

Supervises: Lifestyle Enrichment Professionals

Introduction:

Independent Adult Day Centers is devoted to maximizing the quality of life for our Guests by providing medical and personalized care in a safe and home-like environment. We are a fast-growing and innovative start-up, committed to raising the bar for standards of care, while allowing our Guests to remain in their homes. Our holistic and multidisciplinary approach incorporates physical, mental, social and spiritual wellness to improve outcomes and ensure a positive impact on quality of life for our Guests. We also offer great quality of life to our team: we have no night shifts or on-call, limited weekend time, and offer six paid holidays a year, in addition to PTO. We are looking for passionate and conscientious individuals to join our expanding team of Caregivers. We are Committed to Caring!

Job Description:

The Lifestyle Enrichment Director (LED). The LED holds a critical role in carrying out our mission by making our Guests? experiences to our Center as rewarding as possible. The LED?s primary role is to develop, execute and oversee the activities program as well as manage and supervise Guest Care Staff. The LED will create a diverse activity schedule designed to enhance and maintain our Guests? cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being, and ensure that Guest?s needs are met, and Caregivers are engaged and adhering to IADC standards.

Essential Functions:

• Design and implement program of Guest activities.

• Delegate and assign activity-related tasks to Lifestyle Enrichment Professionals (LEP) and ensure their timely completion.
• Coordinate scheduling of outside activity providers, including speakers, music therapy, and art therapy.
• Organize and schedule weekly field trips.
• Adhere to the Lifestyle Enrichment Standards.
• Attend to the daily needs of Guests on an individual basis as well as foster increased independence and self-determination.
• Regularly take photos of activities, outings, and provide a monthly activity summary for the Center newsletter.
• Collaborate with Executive Director/Center Nurse in creating Guest Care Plans.
• Communicate with Executive Director regarding LEP performance relative to areas requiring corrective action and/or Guest Caregiver development.
• Act as on-site Supervisor in lieu of Executive Director.
• Monitor the work performance of LEP/As to ensure performance of job duties as required.
• Utilize necessary data and surveys to ensure quality programming and person-centered care are provided.
• Record daily progress notes, oversee Guest Activity Documentation, and complete all other Care Plans and required program documentation daily.
• Provide opportunities to Guests for leisure time activities and foster independence in the choice and participation of those activities.
• Ensure Guest safety and comply with program standards for Guest Caregiver coverage.
• Maintain knowledge of on-going program issues and developments; inform supervisor of program issues and concerns.
• Communicate in a professional manner.
• Lead professional referral sources and prospective Guests on tours of the Center.
• Participate in Guest Assessment process and document all assessment findings.
• Perform duties consistent with center policies and procedures.
• Remain alert at all times throughout scheduled work shift.
• Provide crisis intervention and access emergency services as needed.
• Attend and actively participate in morning stand-up, leadership, and Guest Caregiver meetings.
• Assist at alternate Independent Day Care Centers locations if requested by your supervisor.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) certification strongly preferred

• Secondary degree in Social Work, Recreation Therapy or related field, or High School Diploma or equivalency and supervisory experience in an adult day center or other health related facility
• Direct care experience working with geriatric and/or adults diagnosed with Intellectual Disabilities preferred
• Valid driver's license in state of residence
• Qualifying criminal background and driving record
• Must be able to demonstrate competence in certain areas of training including but not limited to CPR, First Aid, non-violent physical interventions, behavior management, and driving
• Ability to calmly and repetitively redirect behavior in difficult or challenging situations
• Ability to react to situations, i.e., rescue, preventing a guest from harming themselves

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects/people with or without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to use general office equipment such as computers, photocopiers, telephones, etc. The employee must be able to drive a car and perform housekeeping duties such as cleaning, cooking, snow shoveling, etc. The job may require exposure to outside weather conditions while working with Guests.

PSYCHOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The employee must possess the ability to process vague, abstract verbal and written instructions; work under stress, interruptions, and tight deadlines; problem solve, answer questions and evaluate results of performance; and visualize and assess abstract ideas.