Life Enrichment Director

Cottonwood Manor Assisted Living is currently seeking a Certified Medication Aide to join our team of dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of our residents, their families, and our community. We focus on person-centered care. Our exceptionally trained and dedicated team members provide assistance and support with activities of daily living to maximize independence, while honoring dignity. We promote the heart of our culture with the acronym CAPLICO. Our core values of customer second, accountability, passion for learning, love one another, intelligent risk taking, celebration, and ownership guide us in our decision-making and inspire us to be better people, in and out of work.

Customer Second - Prioritizing our employees' health & work-life balance allows them to provide life-changing services for our customers.

Accountability - We hold ourselves to the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Passion for Learning - Ongoing training and innovation are a part of our DNA.

Love One Another - We strive to see and treat each other as people whose interests matter as much as our own.

Intelligent Risk Taking - We trust your judgment. Be innovative. Be entrepreneurial.

Celebration - We love to celebrate successes and make work fun.

Ownership - We reward and support our employees who treat this company as if they owned it.

If these core values speak to you and you're looking to join a team that does things differently, please apply - we want to meet you!

About the Opportunity

The Life Enrichment Director plans, implements and oversees the Activities program for our residents.  Works in conjunction with the Activities staff to create a multi-faceted daily/monthly calendar that is appropriate for all care levels and includes events that encourage resident individuality, participation and leadership.  Not only is our work emotionally rewarding, we provide great benefits as well: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, and more!

• Ensures that the activities program promotes a feeling of independence, a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment for residents.
• Provides a well-balanced daily and monthly calendar of programs and events of interest to the residents. Routinely seeks and is open to resident feedback on activity likes/dislikes and on suggestions for future programs.
• Establishes and maintains community partnerships to offer a wide variety of choices for residents and collaborates with other organizations/businesses to promote joint programming.
• Provides opportunities for residents to engage in volunteer projects in the surrounding community.
• Ensures that activities supplies are ordered and available for use.
• Transports residents to various activities and events in the community.

Critical Success Factors

• Is energetic, personable, enthusiastic, creative and imaginative.
• Able to communicate intentions and directions to residents and staff and be an effective, empathetic listener.
• High school diploma or GED. Prefer college degree in Recreation Therapy or Human Services and/or two (2) years of equivalent work experience in the field.
• Prior experience in small group socialization and creative programming for older adults preferred.
• Prior experience in managing staff and volunteers.
• Current CPR/first aid certification.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and must have a clean driving record with no major violations.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.