If Caring is at your Core, You Belong at Lucy Corr!
Lucy Corr has a full-time opportunity for an enthusiastic and engaging Healthcare Wellness Coordinator. Come join our team and see how you can make a positive impact on the residents' lives daily! Do you have a passion to work with older adults? Under the guidance and direction of the Activities Director, the Wellness Coordinator will assist in engaging the activity program with an emphasis on the wellness, recreation, and continued community involvement of all residents. You will become a part of our Lucy Corr family!
To apply for this position or learn more about our competitive pay, comprehensive benefits package, and caring work environment, please visit LucyCorr.org/careers. A completed employment application is required for further consideration.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Brief Overview)
- Responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing recreational therapy programs for residents with Dementia/Alzheimer’s.
- Schedules, coordinates and leads activities that meet the physical, spiritual, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of the residents.
- Enthusiastically aid the Restorative Nursing Assistants through activity programming such as exercise (ROM), grooming (makeup classes, manicures), etc.
- Enthusiastically assists nursing and dining staff with the fine dining program to include: set-up, decorations, and special event menu planning. Encouragingly, assist residents at mealtimes to include: tray set-up, food preparation and feeding; documentation of fine dining, and appropriately applies knowledge of diets, adaptive needs and swallowing limitations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Evening and/or weekend work is required as well as rotating holiday coverage.
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of principles and techniques of individual and group activities and programming in a long-term care environment as well as characteristics of the resident population
- Skilled in assessing strengths and needs of the resident population for recreational interests, and social stimulation
- Excellent listening and verbal communication skills
- Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy while interacting with residents, visitors, and staff
- Ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks effectively and efficiently
- Excellent organization and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work within defined time constraints
- Ability to take initiative and follow through
- Ability to work independently and accomplish objectives of program
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Publisher)
- Possess a clean driving record and ability to satisfactorily complete a safe driving course.
Minimum Education and Experience
- High school diploma required; Associate’s Degree in Recreation Healthcare preferred.
- Must have at least six (6) months of program activity planning and implementation experience, preferably in a healthcare setting;
- Preferred candidate to have at least 2-3 years of experience working with the dementia population; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
For more than 50 years, we have been committed to creating a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment for every employee, resident, and guest. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion are present in every operational aspect of our loving not-for-profit continuing care facility and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Lucy Corr is a Drug-free/Smoke-free Workplace.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
Schedule:
Education:
Experience:
- activity planning & implementation: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person