Life Enrichment Assistant

3 weeks ago


Harrisonburg, United States SUNNYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN HOME Full time

Description:
**Job Type**:Part Time, 32 hours a pay period.

**Schedule**:Rotating weekdays, weekends, evenings, and holidays. Every other weekend required. Shifts will vary around activity schedule.

**Description**: The primary responsibilities of the Life Enrichment Assistant are to assist in implementing therapeutic recreation programs and carry out appropriate activities for all levels of care. Responsibilities include but are not limited to preparing/setting up for activities, leading groups, transporting residents to and from activities, maintaining written records of resident participation in group and individual activities, working individually with both ambulatory and immobile residents and reporting any positive or negative changes in the residents’ status to the HC Life Enrichment Coordinator.
- Assist in implementing activities and events to provide social, physical, spiritual and sensory stimulation for residents.
- Perform room set-up, equipment preparation when necessary, having supplies ready and communicating/instructing volunteers on duties. Ability to operate all AV equipment, operate general office equipment
- Develop a professional relationship with residents, families, guests, volunteers and other departmental employees.
- Read resident status changes daily. Ensure residents’ needs are met and that department runs smoothly and efficiently with mínimal complaints from residents and other departments.
- Work with individual residents and their unique personal interests based on information provided by HC Life Enrichment Coordinator.
- Ensure we are meeting the needs of residents’ individual care plans through activities/interactions.
- Document daily resident activities appropriately.
- Ask and encourage residents to attend group activities of interest; transport residents to and from activities.
- Visit new healthcare residents within a week of move-in to assist with orientation, provide activity calendar and welcome them.
- Attend, implement and facilitate weekday, evening and weekend events when scheduled to do so. Document attendance and participation and forward to supervisor.
- Lead a minimum of two activities per week.
- Complete one on one visits as needed for care plan and fill out appropriate documentation.
- Maintain residents’ privacy and security; abide by HIPAA regulations. Maintain open communication with supervisor regarding any resident or volunteer issues related to the activities program. Report positive and negative changes in residents’ health or behavior.
- Operate transportation vehicles as needed for activities/outings; to include wheel chair van with ramp & belt restraints and 14-passenger van.
- Shop for department while being a good steward of monies and submit receipts to supervisor in timely manner.
- Maintain responsibility for assigned keys.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications**:

- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
- Prior work experience in the long-term care industry or working with older adults preferred.
- Ability to communicate with older population with varying mental and physical capabilities.
- Ability to work with confidential information and maintain its’ integrity.
- Ability to process information accurately, make appropriate decisions and take appropriate action based upon the information available.
- Sincere interest in working with the elderly.
- Be creative, positive, energetic, organized and patient.
- CPR and First Aid certified or ability to obtain.
- Current Virginia driver’s license and meets driver eligibility requirements per Sunnyside policy HR069 as well as ability to drive a 14 passenger wheelchair bus.
- Strong customer service skills; maintain a hospitality approach when engaging all individuals.

**Culture & Work Environment**

Join a team where you are proud of the community in which you work. At Sunnyside, we want each team-member to **S.H.I.N.E** both on and off campus (**S**ervice Before Self, **H**ospitality with Heart, **I**nspiring Excellence in Each Other, **N**othing Less Than The Best, and **E**njoy your Journey). With a plethora of flexibility, growth opportunities, a safe learning environment, on-sight training, and an engaging/motivational atmosphere, you can rise into your new career path. This job operates in a residential style care environment with normal lighting levels (except where lighting is reduced in resident rooms), comfortable temperature ranges, good air quality, ventilation, and low noise levels. Sunnyside is a not-for-profit Senior Living life plan community situated on 150+ acres in the rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley in Harrisonburg, Virginia. More than 500 residents call Sunnyside their home.



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