Lifestyle Assistant

**Job Title: Lifestyle Assistant Location: Darien, CT Employment Type: Full-timeSalary Range: CompetitiveDepartment: Lifestyle/Activities** **Reports To:******Lifestyle Director **Summary:**The Lifestyle Assistant is responsible for implementation of all programs and ensuring that it is therapeutic to the residents and maximizes their quality of life. Maplewood Senior Living offers a full range of social, physical, cognitive, emotional, spiritual and purposeful programs to meet overall wellbeing of our residents. **Essential Functions:** - Provide outstanding customer service to all residents, family members, responsible persons, and visitors of residents in the community - Demonstrate requisite knowledge, skills and abilities consistent with the duties & responsibilities of this position. - Personable, reliable and a great communicator and team player. - Able to relate professionally and positively to residents, incoming visitors and associates at all levels. - Provide ongoing communication to the Lifestyle Director regarding staffing issues or concerns - Other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor (Lifestyle Director). - Attend Monthly All Associate meetings - Other duties as assigned **Therapeutic Recreation Program:** - Select, schedule and lead activities appropriate for all levels and abilities - Assist with implementation of special events for the community, at least one family event per quarter - Assist with completion of Staying Connected Form/Personal History Form for all residents - Assist with coordinating WISH Program/Parallel activities with Resident Service Care team. - Assist Lifestyle Program Director & Coordinator to maintain appropriate program supplies for recreation programs - Posts the current monthly, weekly and daily schedule of activities in designated public areas - Provide an afternoon social or Happy hour daily - Assist the Lifestyle Director to hold a monthly Activity Committee Meeting to provide residents opportunity to give input into the monthly calendar of events. - Assist with conducting the Annual Maplewood theme **Compliance/ Safety/Vehicle:** - Follows all emergency procedures - Understands and implements all safety practices and procedures. **Communication:** - Possess a sincere passion for working with our senior population - Creative, energetic, enthusiastic, patient, flexible, encouraging, and team-oriented. - Displays patience, tact, enthusiasm and a cheerful disposition - Create a positive atmosphere with an engaging variety of activities - Promote Maplewood in a positive manner and effectively communicate the organizations values to residents, visitors, co-workers and the community **Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification:** - An associate degree from an accredited college or university or satisfactory completion of two years of college, with major work in recreation, occupational therapy, gerontology or a related field, or two years of full-time experience in the recreation field with an adult population - Must possess a passion for working with the senior population and improving their quality of life - Excellent communication, organization and time management skill - Basic typing skills and computer knowledge; familiarity with MS Word, Excel, Publisher and creative software - Driver requirements: Valid driver’s license with good driving record. May be required to take a driving test **Physical Requirements:** - Must be capable of using up to 50 pounds occasionally while lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling. - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, climb stairs and/or stepladders, push wheelchairs, stand, stoop, kneel, bend, or crouch, reach with hands arms, balance, lift and perform medium to the maximum transfer assists with residents. **Miscellaneous:** - Required to work weekends and holidays as assigned - May be required to work on shifts other than the one for which hired - Subject to exposure to infectious wast…