LIfe Enrichment and Wellness Coordinator

Description

Provides innovative service designed to meet the special needs of each resident through recreational, educational, spiritual, and life skills programs in a therapeutic manner. To determine individual interests, plan and implement therapeutic recreational and social activity interventions as a member of the Life Enrichment staff at RP Home.  To provide interventions that are meaningful, purposeful, and successful to individual residents’ changing needs. The Enrichment and Wellness Coordinator will work as a member of the Enrichment and Wellness Department with a focus on activity programming for residents for Health Care, Personal Care, and Independent living.  The coordinator will professionally represent the department and the organization to its residents, families, volunteers, and others. The Enrichment Coordinator will be responsible for creating activities for all levels of care throughout the continuum of care.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Recreation Therapy or related field from a college or university;
• Experience in a Long Term Care field. Preferred.
• Familiarity with basic medical terminology.
• Ability to deal with patients, staff and guests with tact and professionalism.
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Must have some knowledge, experience or expertise in recreational activities, music or crafts appropriate to an older population. 
• Knowledge of the aging process and experience with older adults including memory impairment.  
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small and large group situations to families, residents, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. 
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to utilize technology such as: the internet; social platforms (Facebook, etc.); DVD player; zoom, etc. 
• First Aid and CPR Certification