Life Enrichment Assistant

Who Are We :

Friendship Village, a premier Life Plan Community located in St. Louis, is always looking for qualified individuals to join our team. Great working conditions, wonderful residents, and caring, dedicated staff are just a few of the benefits of a senior living career with us. If you love providing exceptional resident care and are interested in serving the needs of a growing community of active-minded senior adults, please consider a job in our thriving community.

Who You Are :

We are seeking a candidate with a strong positive attitude toward customer service to act as a Life Enrichment Assistant for our community facilities. This person will have a genuine interest in geriatric care and be able to motivate while maintaining relationships with staff and residents. The right candidate will always strive to do the best job possible, to be creative and to work towards accomplishing facility goals.

Benefits :

In addition to an excellent working environment that offers opportunities for professional and personal development. Friendship Village promotes a workplace where YOU are at the center of what we do!

Heres a brief look at what you can look forward to as a team member at Friendship Village :

• On Demand Pay / Daily Payreceive your paycheck when you want it!
• Generous Shift Differentials!
• Career advancement opportunities were on a mission to train and promote within!
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) packagesspend more time doing what YOU want!
• Positive, upbeat work environmentenjoy great teamwork and leadership!

Position Summary :

This professional healthcare role takes exceptional care of residents by assisting with the planning, organizing, and implementation of therapeutic activity-based programs. The Life Enrichment Assistant utilizes a variety of recreational tools during activities to maintain, improve or enhance cognitive, physical, social, spiritual and emotional functioning through purposeful programming. These Programs are developed to encourage residents to remain as independent as possible, enhance self-esteem and recognize and celebrate lifes accomplishments. The Life Enrichment Assistant assists the Life Enrichment Specialist or Activity Director with the planning and implementation of all Life Enrichment programs.

Giving, and allowing, resident choice of programs / community roles / and committees they would like to be a part of.

Maintain accurate and timely documentation of residents participation during group and 1 : 1 sessions.

Report noticeable changes in residents participation and behavior to the Life Enrichment Specialist or Activity Director.

Assist with publishing, preparing and distributing the monthly Life Enrichment calendar and community newsletter.

Perform and direct the movement of residents to and from recreational areas.

Assist, guide and supervise volunteers as assigned by the Life Enrichment Specialist or Activity Director

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Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

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Required

Preferred

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