Job Title: Lifestyle Assistant
Location: Darien, CT
Employment Type: Part-time
Salary Range: Competitive
Department: Lifestyle/Activities
Reports To: Lifestyle Director
Summary: The Lifestyle Assistant is responsible for implementation of all programs and ensuring that it is 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 wellbeing of our residents.
Essential Functions:
- Provide outstanding customer service to all residents, family members, responsible persons, and visitors of residents in the community
- Demonstrate requisite knowledge, skills and abilities consistent with the duties & responsibilities of this position.
- Personable, reliable and a great communicator and team player.
- Able to relate professionally and positively to residents, incoming visitors and associates at all levels.
- Provide ongoing communication to the Lifestyle Director regarding staffing issues or concerns
- Other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor (Lifestyle Director).
- Attend Monthly All Associate meetings
- Other duties as assigned
Therapeutic Recreation Program:
- Select, schedule and lead activities appropriate for all levels and abilities
- Assist with implementation of special events for the community, at least one family event per quarter
- Assist with completion of Staying Connected Form/Personal History Form for all residents
- Assist with coordinating WISH Program/Parallel activities with Resident Service Care team.
- Assist Lifestyle Program Director & Coordinator to maintain appropriate program supplies for recreation programs
- Posts the current monthly, weekly and daily schedule of activities in designated public areas
- Provide an afternoon social or Happy hour daily
- Assist the Lifestyle Director to hold a monthly Activity Committee Meeting to provide residents opportunity to give input into the monthly calendar of events.
- Assist with conducting the Annual Maplewood theme
Compliance/ Safety/Vehicle:
- Follows all emergency procedures
- Understands and implements all safety practices and procedures.
Communication:
- Possess a sincere passion for working with our senior population
- Creative, energetic, enthusiastic, patient, flexible, encouraging, and team-oriented.
- Displays patience, tact, enthusiasm and a cheerful disposition
- Create a positive atmosphere with an engaging variety of activities
- Promote Maplewood in a positive manner and effectively communicate the organizations values to residents, visitors, co-workers and the community
Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification:
- An associate degree from an accredited college or university or satisfactory completion of two years of college, with major work in recreation, occupational therapy, gerontology or a related field, or two years of full-time experience in the recreation field with an adult population
- Must possess a passion for working with the senior population and improving their quality of life.
- Excellent communication, organization and time management skill
- 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
Physical Requirements:
- Must be capable of using up to 50 pounds occasionally while lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, climb stairs and/or stepladders, push wheelchairs, stand, stoop, kneel, bend, or crouch, reach with hands arms, balance, lift and perform medium to the maximum transfer assists with residents.
Miscellaneous:
- Required to work weekends and holidays as assigned
- May be required to work on shifts other than the one for which hired
- Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc. including HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis B & C viruses
- Could be subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents due to mental status