What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lifestyle Director (Senior Living Activities Director) position at Maplewood at Danbury LLC?
Job Title: Lifestyle Director
Location: Maplewood at Danbury
Employment Type: Full- Time (Tuesday- Saturday)
Department: Programing
About Us:
Maplewood Senior Living, is a leading operator of premier senior living communities across 5 states and Washington, D.C., featuring two distinguished brands: Maplewood and Inspīr. Known nationally for innovation in the senior living space, Maplewood is a growing company dedicated to excellence in care, offering personalized and thoughtful services in independent living, assisted living and memory care.
Our success is built on a foundation of personalized, compassionate care and communities designed to enrich the quality of life for our residents. We foster a dynamic and supportive work environment that empowers our teams to excel, inspire, and make a meaningful impact every day. If you are a passionate about driving growth and innovation in senior living, Maplewood offers the opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking organization that values your expertise. Join us and help shape the future of senior living!
Position Summary: The Lifestyle Director is responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of all programs and ensuring that it is therapeutic to the residents and maximizes their quality of life.
Key Responsibilities:
- Development, coordination and implementation of all programs and ensuring that programs are therapeutic to the residents and maximizes their quality of life. Maplewood Senior Living offers a full range of social, physical, cognitive, emotional, spiritual and purposeful programs to meet overall well-being of our residents.
- Plans, schedule, lead and monitor, recreational programs to meet the needs of all of our residents.
- Coordinates transportation for outings and events outside of the community, which may include driving a community motor vehicle
- Successfully work within Lifestyle budgetary guidelines regarding entertainment, supplies, and labor hours
- Plan and implementation of special events
- Implement volunteer program which includes recruitment, interviewing, training and annual recognition
- Hire, train, schedule, supervise, direct and evaluate the performance of all Lifestyle program associates
- Ensure therapeutic recreation programming meets all state, federal and other regulations.
- Must possess a passion for working with the senior population and improving their quality of life
- Provide outstanding customer service to all residents, family members, responsible persons, and visitors of residents in the community
- Personable, reliable, great communicator and team player
- Creative, energetic, enthusiastic, patient, flexible, encouraging, and team-oriented
- Create a positive atmosphere with an engaging variety of activities
- Designed and implemented a diverse program calendar based on resident’s interests & abilities.
Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification:
- Requires an associate degree from an accredited college or university or satisfactory completion of two years of college, with a major work in recreation, occupational therapy, gerontology or related field, or two years of full-time experience in the recreation field with an adult population
- Experience in an environment which focuses on dementia care, preferred
- Excellent communication, organization and time management skills
- Basic typing skills and computer knowledge: familiarity with MS Word, Excel, Publisher and creative software
- Driver requirements; valid driver’s license with good driving record. May be required to take a driving test
Why You'll Love working for Us:
- Competitive wages
- Flexible shifts
- Growth opportunities
- Bonus & incentive programs
- Competitive Benefits Package: including medical, dental, vision, 401K match, company paid time-off, life insurance policy, insurance deductibles and voluntary Aflac insurance for our full-time employees.
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