Job Description

The Resident Engagement Coordinator plans, schedules, and implements individual and group activities designed to meet the social, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual needs of our residents, such as events, outings, games, and exercises. He/she oversees all activities to ensure residents participate safely and supervises, supports, and trains any volunteers and facilitates family and employee events within the community. In addition, the Resident Engagement Coordinator may arrange for the outside community to visit the residents, such as scout troops, school groups, performance groups, etc.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED (college degree preferred); at least one year of experience working with cognitive deficits, health transitions, and end of life issues; and experience in planning social and recreational programs, preferably within an assisted living or long term care facility. Activities Director Certified is welcomed, but not required. Candidates must have fluent English speaking and writing skills, empathy and the ability to listen, good time management skills, and a professional appearance and demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Maintains confidentiality within Hearthstone guidelines
• Maintains standard precautions within Hearthstone guidelines
• Follows emergency and safety procedures within Hearthstone guidelines
• Decorates community for holidays and special events within Hearthstone guidelines
• Facilitates Resident Council in various parts of the community as resident abilities require
• Types meeting minutes as required
• Ensures community pets as well as routinely visiting pets have appropriate health and licensing criteria
• Coordinates or facilitates with resident volunteers or provide all new resident orientation ensuring that every new resident has the tools and support to adapt to the Hearthstone as a new home
• Plans all community holiday events and monthly birthday parties for residents including decorations, food service, and entertainment
• Contributes materials to the community newsletter such as a description of events and articles and helps with edits
• Contributes input and ideas for appropriate programs and resident engagement in all areas of the community
• Updates events lists on flyers, white boards, or in-house TV channel and resident door signs as required
• Designs programming for the community to engage all residents in some aspects of program
• Builds a comprehensive calendar which addresses the physical, cognitive, social, and spiritual needs of all residents in the community, including yearly as well as monthly calendar events
• Coordinates all out of community programs with the drivers
• Educates other staff to know how to escort residents to activities
• Utilizes person centered skills to engage all residents
• Evaluates effectiveness of program and revise as needed
• Evaluates or assesses all resident needs and preferences for interests, hobbies, or passions
• Ensures that required documentation is complete and is in compliance with regulations and standards
• Ensures there is a system to let all team members be aware of the activity plan
• Works closely with nursing assistants and gives directions and tools to provide activity programming
• Participates in sourcing, orienting, scheduling, supporting, or recognizing volunteers
• Provides information for the Activity Department Budget and maintains and submits monthly receipts

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; college degree preferred
• NAC certified
• Activities Director Certified preferred
• National Activities Certification strongly encouraged
• Caregiver Dementia Certification
• Caregiver Mental Health Certification
• Current Food Handler's Card
• Current First Aid/CPR certification
• One year of relevant experience
• Excellent computer and Microsoft Office skills
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Neat, clean, and professional appearance
• Positive attitude
• Able to multitask
• Able to provide personal care (transfers/toileting) to residents when on outings
• Able to work effectively with older adults
• Experience in music, art, or recreation therapy preferred
• Able to stand and sit occasionally
• Able to walk, reach, and push/pull constantly

Company Description

People from all around Seattle who come to work at The Hearthstone want to feel as if they're doing something of value. Whether for nursing jobs, accounting positions, the IT department or for any other spot, helping to provide the highest quality retirement lifestyle for our senior community is the very definition of worth and value.

There are many departments at The Hearthstone where employees can build careers, from nursing jobs to dining services and dozens of positions in between. We are an employer of choice in the Seattle, Washington area.

EEO Employer

Benefits

• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical & Dental
• Flexible Spending Account Option available
• Life / AD&D
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Vacation
• Subsidized Metro Bus Pass
• Company provided Long-term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Life / AD&D
• Voluntary Short-term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Vision Insurance
• Fitness Center - Free