Activities Associate

COMMUNITY NAME Sunrise of Bridgewater

JOB OVERVIEW The Life Enrichment Manager is responsible for consistently engaging residents in familiar routines of daily living through personalized Life Skills that “Create Pleasant Days” for residents. Life Skills are familiar tasks that residents enjoyed doing in the past that can still bring a sense of success, meaning, and purpose in the present. The Life Enrichment Manager is responsible for designing Life Skills to reflect each resident’s past interests and for providing them with encouragement, prompts, and hands on assistance.

The Life Enrichment Manager is responsible for demonstrating the Mission for Sunrise, “To champion quality of life for all seniors” in the Reminiscence neighborhood in accordance with federal, state/provincial, and local laws, standards, and regulations, and Sunrise policies to promote the highest degree of quality care and services to our residents.

RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS Essential Duties

As a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values is a fundamental part of this job. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows:

• Evaluate resident’s interest and involvement in Life Skills.
• Develop Life Skills tailored to each resident’s unique needs and abilities.
• Engage residents in Life Skills throughout the day and evening.
• Ensure that every resident has an opportunity to engage in Life Skills or other life enrichment activities daily.
• Review resident profile and the Individualized Service Plan (ISP) and spend time talking with residents and family members to determine the best Life Skill or life enriching activity for each resident.
• Ensure the Life Skill is included on the demographic profile of each resident and apply the information by being responsible for implementing, leading, and motivating others in the appropriate Life Skill for the residents in partnership with the Reminiscence Coordinator (RC).
• Organize small groups or clubs that address those similar needs and preferences in a small group/club setting using the resident’s demographic profile information.
• Ensure that the Life Skill is included on the socialization and leisure activities section of the ISP.
• Act as a role model and encourage other team members to engage in Life Skills with residents.
• Assist residents to and from the Life Skills stations and other normalizing life enriching activities and routines.
• Record and document resident participation according to Sunrise quality service standards.
• Maintain and expand Life Skills stations and other life enriching programs and replenish supplies as needed.
• Assist in maintaining an inventory of Life Skills programming supplies.
• Assist residents with daily care of any animals and/or plants as part of the Life Skills program and services.

• Review, read, notate, and initial the Daily Log and Department Log to document and learn about pertinent information and any resident’s physical and behavioral/communication pattern changes as well as Life Skills information.
• Review the ISP, Resident Profile, Demographic Profile, and Addendums for every new resident.
• Give input on the Demographic Profile and ISP to ensure that each resident has a personalized Life Skill listed that reflects their past interests and reflects their current abilities.
• Practice positive resident relations following our Sunrise Shared Values, respond to resident and family member requests, and direct resident and family member feedback to immediate supervisor.
• Assist Reminiscence Coordinator (RC) to ensure each resident’s Memory Box is completed within two (2) weeks of move-in.
• Maintain and protect the confidentiality of resident information.

• Assists with and support local businesses, organizations, and schools in the development and retention of the community volunteer programs under the leadership of the (RC) and Activities & Volunteer Coordinator (AVC).
• Assist with the volunteer orientations, volunteer training programs, and appropriate…