Overview
Waunakee Manor is a 94-bed Senior Living Community located in Waunakee, WI. Waunakee Manor provides a serene setting and compassionate care to our senior livingand memory care residents. At Waunakee Manor we are dedicated to Enhancing Quality of Life.

The Waunakee Manor Resident Care Team is devoted to providing innovative and exceptional care in a safe and therapeutic environment. Above all, we truly value that both the resident and our staff are treated with dignity and respect, always going that extra mile to ensure a positive environment. So, do you have what it takes to become part of a team dedicated to enhancing quality of life?

General Purpose

The Life Enrichment Director is responsible for consistently engaging residents in familiar routines of daily living through personalized Life Skills that “Create Pleasant Days” for residents. Life Skills are familiar tasks that residents enjoyed doing in the past that can still bring a sense of success, meaning and purpose in the present. The Life Enrichment Manager is responsible for designing Life Skills to reflect each resident’s past interests and for providing them with encouragement, prompts and hands on assistance.

Members of our team Enjoy:

• Working with a highly engaged staff
• Healthy staffing levels
• Flexible scheduling
• Career growth
• Competitive compensation

Qualifications

• One (1) year experience required working with memory impaired seniors
• High School diploma / GED accepted and may be required per state regulations; certification(s) may be required per state regulations
• Ability to lead the life enrichment program by connecting residents with Life Skills & other life enrichment activities that meet their unique preferences, abilities, & basic human needs
• Ability to motivate, encourage residents; knowledge of how to adapt life skills to the cognitive and functional ability of each resident
• Inspire, motivate and encourage volunteers and fellow team members to engage residents in meaningful, purposeful activities throughout the day and evening
• Ability to handle multiple priorities
• Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication
• Competent in organizational & time mgmt skills
• Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to make responsible choices, decisions and act in a resident’s best interest
• Ability to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following community procedures & guidelines, ability to follow through on assigned tasks