Life Enrichment Director - Laurelhurst Village

Life Enrichment Director
Status: Full-Time

Location: Laurelhurst Village - 3060 SE Stark St.

Portland, OR 97214

Apply at Teamavamere.com

The primary responsibility of this position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Life Enrichment/Activity Department to ensure that ongoing activities programming is designed to meet the interests and well-being of each resident.

Employee Benefits:


* Tuition assistance


* Access up to 50% of your net earned income before payday


* Mentorship opportunities


* Career Development


* Employee assistance program featuring counseling services, financial coaching, free legal services, and more


* Paid time off/sick leave (rolls over annually)


* 401K retirement plan with employer match


* Comprehensive benefits package with medical coverage, voluntary dental, vision, and life insurance, short-term disability, and AD&D coverage

Avamere understands the importance of affordable and accessible healthcare for our team members and is very excited to partner with SEIU 503 and the Essential Worker Healthcare Trust to offer an excellent health insurance benefit plan at a significantly reduced cost to the employee.

Our Full-Time Oregon team members will be able to participate in a PPO or HMO plan with deductibles as low as $800.00 with significantly reduced premium costs.

Employees will be eligible to start using their benefits within their first month of hire - no 60 day waiting period! Vision, Dental, STD, LTD, AD&D, and other benefits are available for enrollment as well.

Responsibilities:


* Develop and distribute a monthly activities calendar and newsletter for residents and family members


* Coordinate and schedule outside vendors and presenters


* Participate in community event planning with the marketing staff


* Prepare person centered Activities as a description for the monthly calendar


* Create and update residents service plan preferences in their electronic health record


* Make routine visits to residents


* Plan, prepare and operate under the Activities budget


* Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies


* Attend quarterly LED meetings

Qualifications:


* High school diploma or equivalent.

Additional education preferred


* Must have a minimum of two years' experience in a social or recreation program or similar experience working in a healthcare setting


* Food Handlers Card required upon hire


* Knowledge and experience caring for and interacting with an elder population


* Knowledge of computers, data entry/retrieval, output, etc.


* Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, or regulatory agencies.


* Able to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and the public


* Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.


* Must have an active CPR/BLS certification

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