What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activity Coordinator - Independent Living position at Presbyterian Village North?
Job Description
Job Description
Position Description : Join our team!Come Grow With Us!Come Join the Activities with our Seniors!Presbyterian Village North has an immediate, amazing opportunity to be a Community Life - Activity Coordinator with our Independent Seniors in our Senior Living Community! Engage the lives of our residents and join our team - we are growing!
Schedule - 5 days a week including occasional evening and Saturday; 9 : 00 am - 5 : 30 pm
With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation, our family of care-oriented organizations blends values built on compassion and faith with high-quality senior care - long-term care, Alzheimer's and memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapies, hospice, and palliative care.
These senior care services, along with the celebration of independent living at our senior lifestyle communities, combine to bring deeper meaning to every phase of life for people of all faiths, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, or disability. We're the not-for-profit, faith-based parent of Presbyterian Village North, Faith Presbyterian Hospice, and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES :
tModels a servant attitude towards others
tTakes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make things better
tIs friendly and courteous to residents, patients, and co-workers
tEnsure resident / patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards
tAssist with the development of activity programs that meet the social, emotional, physical, and other therapeutic needs of the residents within specified budget
tEnsure bulletin boards are current and attractively decorated with seasonal and appropriate decor
tComplete admission quality activities assessments as scheduled / needed
tLead activities, book entertainment, speakers, and coordinate volunteers for your floor
tProvide group or one-on-one activities as required per residents needs
tEncourage all residents to attend activities and participate
tDeliver activity calendars to designated areas
tCoordinate activity events (i.e., set-up, food) with other departments
tMaintain all pets and pet environments, as assigned
tAssist with transportation (in-house and outside) during activities
tAssist with purchasing supplies for your residents as needed for events
tEnhance and develop regular programming, including music programming, on specific floors as assigned by Life Enrichment Manager
tFollow expectations of the dementia training program, in partnership with the cooperation of the nursing staff and Patient Care Coordinator
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
tHigh School graduate
tBachelors Degree preferred
tPreferred : activity certification from an approved course as required by State of Texas
tPreferred : one or more years working with the elderly in providing group activities
tPreferred : a working knowledge of activities for senior adults
tPreferred : experience working in memory care
tAbility to lead therapeutic activities for varying resident levels
tAbility to organize, document and implement detailed programs
tOutstanding interpersonal skills with high level of energy and enthusiasm
tAbility to read and write the English language
tAbility to follow State and Federal regulations pertaining to activities
