Lifestyle and Leisure Director - Boise

Lifestyle and Leisure Director

Full Time job at Cascadia Senior Living. Boise, .

The Lifestyle and Leisure Director helps create a joyful & vibrant community by coordinating all internal and external resident activities, creating the monthly activity calendar, arranging outside entertainment, assessing resident preferences, and guiding program to meet their resident's needs and communicating with the management company on all appropriate matters.

• Assess resident interest and activity needs at time of move-in and ongoing by completing the Personal Well-Being Profile and meeting with all new residents within 7 days of move-in to determine what level of activities residents request to be a part of.
• Orients all residents to activity program and how to access activities.
• Coordinates and carries out resident activities on a daily basis within budgeted limitations.
• Develops a calendar of events before the beginning of the month to stimulate residents in the areas of intellectual, physical, spiritual, and social needs.
• Promotes all activities within building in order to improve resident participation. Follows schedule as written with minimal change and cancellation.
• Arranges entertainment within budgetary allotments to come into the building for residents' enjoyment in compliance with spending budget on activity supplies and entertainment.
• On a quarterly basis, holds an event that may be used for marketing efforts. These resident events will also serve as marketing events as they involve the entertainment of our residents. Works with the Director of Sales & Marketing and other management staff to organize these events which include planning, advertising, set-up and clean-up.
• May provide transportation, or arrange transportation for resident activities and other needs.
• Resident outings will be scheduled on the monthly calendar and will include site-seeing trips, destination locations, and medical trips. Coordinates any activity outings and any medical visit transportation with the assisted living community.
• This role is required to report elder maltreatment or elder abuse to the Director of Health and Wellness, Executive Director, and/or State.
• Ensures they and any employees reporting to them work in a safe manner and that unsafe actions are managed. Compliant with Safety Committee Standard.
• Responsible for volunteer recruiting, coordination, training and scheduling.
• Attends and participates in required meetings and trainings. Stays Current on all system assigned tasks and duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors degree in social service, business, or related field preferred
• Demonstrates basic computer knowledge and ability with an aptitude to learn company applications.
• Experience in a social or recreational program in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Valid driver's license, and access to a private vehicle for business use may be required.
• Maintains current food handler's card.
• Has compassion and a special interest in working with the senior population.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays and overtime, to meet the requirements of the position.
• Ability to relate positively and communicate appropriately with residents, families, community members, volunteers and other employees.
• Ability to creatively problem-solve
• Maintains clean, neat, comfortable, safe environment for residents, staff, and visitors.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Meets all mandatory health requirements by State regulations.
• Ability to work independently (with minimum supervision)

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions