Life Enrichment Assistant

Location

Rapid City, SD | United States

Job description

Peaceful Pines Senior Living is committed to providing exceptional care and service with compassion. Our community offers a total of 60 independent living units, 29 assisted living units, and 32 memory care units located in the beautiful Black Hills.

The Life Enrichment Assistant will assist the Coordinator in the overall planning, implementation, delivery, and coordination of resident activities at Peaceful Pines Senior Living. The Life Enrichment Assistant will assist the Coordinator in designing safe and effective programs to meet the following dimensions of residents' personal health: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, and environmental. This role is needed to provide entertainment, relaxation, and fulfillment, and improve daily living skills. The Activities Coordinator also acts as the volunteer coordinator and supervisor so the Assistant will help with this as well.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO INCLUDE:

• Helps to ensures the well-being and protection of every resident through the delivery of high-quality care including move-ins, evaluations, assessments, service planning, communicating with families and outside providers, interventions and behavior management, care conferences, nursing services, and documentation.
• Assists in promoting and supporting a positive work environment focused on team building and collaboration.
• Leading a diverse range of activity types, including daily group events, one-on-ones, field trips/community outings, and other creatively engaging pursuits in a timely and dependable manner.
• Assisting in developing, administering, and communicating the monthly activity calendar for Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Independent Living communities.
• Assists in coordinating the volunteer program and leads some activities in the evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Regularly elicits resident input into activity planning.
• Helps to ensure activities are well organized and executed, following all state requirements.
• May assists with simple nursing procedures and transporting residents to and from rooms as needed.
• Provides necessary feedback to Administrator to enhance the quality of activities being implemented.
• May be required to complete other duties as assigned.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Compassionate spirit, flexibility, and a lively enthusiasm for working with the elderly.
• High level of ability in effective and succinct communication, written and oral with residents, families, staff, vendors, and the public.
• Must have valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Must be willing to pass a background check as a condition of employment.

BENEFITS/COMPENSATION/HOURS:

• $13.00-$15.00/hour depending on experience
• Full-time, non-exempt
• Mostly days with some evenings, weekends, and holidays
• PTO, Retirement Plan with Matching Contributions, Health, Dental, and Vision, EAP, Supplemental Insurance, and Payroll Advance Program.
• Management that cares about your personal and professional goals.
• Paid training and education assistance.
• Growth opportunities!

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Salary

$13 - $15 per hour