Life Enrichment Coordinator - Memory Care Part Time

Position Title: Life Enrichment Coordinator – Memory Care (JOB 553) Part Time

Reports To

• Memory
• Care
• Program
• Director
• Department: Health Center

Payroll Status: Non-Exempt

Salary Range

$13 - $14 / Hour

Joining the carillon team

Carillon is West Texas’ premier senior living community and is home to more than four hundred independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing residents. As part of the Carillon Team, you’ll enjoy our exceptional work environment, a highly collaborative staff of professionals, generous compensation, and a full suite of benefits for full time employees, including medical, dental, vision, life, accident and hospitalization insurance, as well as a robust retirement savings plan.

Summary of responsibilities

Life Enrichment Coordinators in our Memory Care “I’m Still Here” (ISH) program support residents throughout the day by assisting with personal care and leading recreational and social activities. They help design and facilitate meaningful, purpose-driven programs that encourage engagement, social connection, and a sense of belonging. They also help maintain a clean, orderly resident living area (“neighborhood”) and assist in training staff who support memory care residents. This is primarily a part-time weekend role (Saturday/Sunday).

• Essential job functions
• Assists the Memory Care Program Director (MCPD) in delivering care and program activities that address the interests, needs and abilities of all residents.
• Assists in planning the ISH Program monthly activity calendar to provide a balance of social, psychosocial, physical, spiritual, and emotional activities.
• Works with the memory care leadership team to train and assist CNAs in facilitating activities.
• Leads programming while CNAs are assisting residents with activities of daily living (ADLs).
• Works with the MCPD and the Nurse Manager to ensure multiple activities are running between the hours of 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM.
• Assembles all materials and supplies for activities and communicates schedule and location of program events to the care team.
• Accompanies residents on occasional outings and arranges transportation as needed for residents to participate in appropriate community activities.
• Ensures that the resident environment reflects the appropriate seasonal décor and is neat and orderly.
• Uses the ISH program curriculum to provide opportunities for all residents to regularly engage in cognitively stimulating activities (Montessori, Serper, etc.)
• Incorporates cultural experiences on a regular basis (art appreciation programs, Artist for Alzheimer’s volunteers, local community group visits, etc).
• Ensures resident activity participation is properly annotated in program and medical records.
• Maintains ISH program supplies and equipment.

Other duties

• Attends in-service training and education sessions, as assigned.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Memory Care Program Director.

Hospitality focus

Carillon fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:

1. We greet residents, employees, and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.

2. We treat everyone with courteous respect.

3. We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.

4. We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.

5. We hold ourselves and one another accountable.

6. We embrace and value our differences.

7. We make residents, employees and guests feel important.

8. We ask, “Is there anything else I can do for you?”

9. We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.

10. We pay attention to details.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work with elderly adults impacted by various forms of dementia.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Capable of functioning independently in a multi-task environment, as well as part of a team.
• Ability to define problems and suggest/implement solutions.
• Strong planning, organizational, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrates understanding and empathy for the unique needs of the elderly.
• Must display a courteous, friendly and helpful customer-service oriented attitude toward residents, family members, and other stakeholders.

Education and experience

Education

High school graduate or equivalent.

Experience

Two years of experience working in an elder care environment, with memory care experience strongly preferred.

Personal and public contact

Will have personal contact with all levels of Carillon staff, residents, family members, vendors, and other elder care professionals.

Physical/Mental conditions

Must be able to sit for up to 25% of the workday. Must be able to stand and walk throughout the community for up to 75% of the workday. Must be able to push or pull 50 pounds unassisted. Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds. Must be able to bend and reach. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases.

Osha task category i

Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, and tissues.

Compliance

Responsible for abiding by all Carillon policies and procedures to include the Code of Ethics and the principles and standards set forth for conducting the business and affairs of Carillon, Inc.

Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 (Hipaa)

Responsible for abiding by all Carillon policies and procedures relating to HIPAA.