Life Enhancement Coordinator

Our Mission: Pelican Valley Senior Living is committed to providing comprehensive, high quality healthcare and residential services in our community.

Pelican Valley Senior Living seeks a Life Enrichment Coordinator to join our team. This position is full time at 80 hours per two week pay period, Monday - Friday. Pelican Valley Senior Living is a three building senior living community in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. We have a 33 bed care center, and two distinct assisted living communities that provide enhanced assisted living services and memory care assisted living. We have been a proud member of the Pelican Rapids community for more than 50 years.

Scope:

• Create and coordinate meaningful activity programing that enhances or maintains the quality of residents’ lives. • Provide work direction to Life Enhancement Assistant. • Manage, coordinate and provide work direction to volunteers and community groups. • Communicate, announce and publicize available activity opportunities to residents, staff, family and community members. • Works closely with Executive Director and Leadership Team, Volunteers, Residents and Families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and design activities based on the unique needs and desires of individuals. Collaborate with residents, family and care staff to create meaningful programming that develops or maintains residents’ intellectual, physical, vocational, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing. • Create and coordinate schedules appropriate to population. Develop, publish and distribute activities calendars. Promote attendance at events. • Supervise Activity Assistant; provide work direction, create work schedule. Provide orientation, training, work direction and supervision to volunteers and community groups. • Serve as point of contact for community groups, faith organizations, student groups, volunteers, presenters, entertainers, etc. • Make arrangements for events; promotion, set up, transportation, teardown, etc. • Manage supply inventory, obtain resources and purchase needed supplies. Adhere to department budget, submit and track check requests, complete monthly expense reports. • Attend educational seminars and developmental events, in service training and other work-related meetings. • Collaborate and communicate with other departments within continuum. • Carry out special projects as identified; participation in work committees, coordinate holiday decorations throughout building, maintain outdoor gardens, support Foundation events and complete other tasks as assigned. • Foster a culture that promotes a high standard of ethics, corporate responsibility, confidentiality and commitment to the PVSL mission. • Develop and maintain positive relationships with residents and staff that encourages trust, cooperation, inspiration and goal achievement. • The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

Education and Experience Required:

• Requires a high school diploma and three to five years experience working in a recreational setting in older adult services or any equivalent combination of training, education and experience. • Education in social work, recreational therapy or gerontology preferred. • Requires strong organizational skills with ability to work independently and meet deadlines. • Experience with event planning/organizing or teaching helpful. • Requires ability to think critically and react quickly and calmly to diverse situations. Ability to collaborate with others and delegate to teams. • Strong computer skills are required, proficient in Microsoft Word and comfortable working with new technology. • Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to complete and pass a criminal background study. • Able to physically perform the duties required by the position. • Required to have the ability to read, write and speak English well enough to communicate with staff, residents and visitors.

Reports To:

Executive Director

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, PVSL's policy forbids employees and associates from discriminating against anyone based on race, religion, color, creed, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, familial status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. PVSL is committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career advancement.PVSLalso provides reasonable accommodations to disabled employees and applicants as required by law.