What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activity Coordinator position at LCS?
Position : Activities Assistant
Shifts Available:
- Full time: Tuesday - Saturday
Salary: $18 / hour
Location: Bridgewater, NJ
LAUREL CIRCLE has been committed to enhancing the quality of life for our amazing residents for over 30 years. We are located on a beautiful 28-acre campus in Bridgewater, NJ and recently underwent an $8 million revitalization.
When you work at LAUREL CIRCLE, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!
You will enjoy:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Employee assistance program
- DailyPay
- An exceptional work environment that is both engaging and fun
The Laurel Circle is recruiting for an Activities Coordinator . In this role you will be responsible planning, scheduling, and coordinating meaningful activities appropriate to the needs and interests of residents and conducive to their physical, mental and social well-being.
Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Community Life Coordinator:
- Uses independent judgement to design, plan and facilitate various structured and impromptu programs to individuals and groups in the common areas and resident rooms.
- Escorts and ensures the safety of the residents on group trips and excursions.
- Work collaboratively with other team members, management, volunteers, and families to deliver programs and activities designed to enhance the resident experience.
- Routinely monitors changes in the resident’s needs, abilities and preferences to provide programs and activities appropriate for individual and group audiences.
- Generates program supply lists, maintains supply levels and ensures safe operation and functionality of equipment.
- Collects and records information by conducting interviews and reviewing documentation for assessments
- Consistently maintains proper documentation including daily attendance sheets, quarterly progress notes, assessment forms, service plans/care plans and generates the MDS documentation and assessments.
- Participates in team discussions regarding resident programming, monthly calendars, activity and staff scheduling, and resident issues.
- Participates in care and service conferences providing vital information to the resident and significant others regarding programming involvement.
Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Associate’s degree preferred
- Minimum six (6) months experience working with seniors in activities/life enrichment required
If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!
All new hires must be able to pass our preemployment screening process, which includes a fitness for duty physical, background check, drug test and employment references as required by a licensed residential care facility.
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Salary : $18
