What You'll Do
As our Lead Activities Assistant, you will work closely with residents and team members to plan and deliver engaging programs, events, outings, and experiences that support residents' physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual well-being.
You will:
- Lead and participate in daily life enrichment programs and community events.
- Provide guidance, coaching, and support to Activities, Concierge, and Transportation team members.
- Help create monthly calendars of events, outings, educational opportunities, and special celebrations.
- Build meaningful relationships with residents and learn their interests, hobbies, and preferences.
- Encourage resident participation and engagement through both formal programs and personal interactions.
- Coordinate community partnerships, entertainers, volunteers, and local resources.
- Assist with department scheduling, purchasing, and operational organization.
- Help ensure residents experience a vibrant, welcoming, and engaging lifestyle every day.
This is a hands-on position that combines resident engagement, event coordination, and frontline team leadership.
Who We're Looking For
We'd love to meet candidates who have:
- Experience working in senior living, assisted living, independent living, memory care, adult recreation, therapeutic recreation, or similar resident-focused environments.
- Experience leading, mentoring, training, or coordinating the work of others, even if you have never held a formal Director title.
- A passion for creating meaningful experiences for older adults.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and events.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Comfort speaking in front of groups and facilitating activities.
- A positive, energetic, and service-oriented approach.
Preferred Experience
- 2+ years of activities, life enrichment, recreation, resident engagement, hospitality, or programming experience.
- Prior senior living experience strongly preferred.
- Certification in Activities, Recreation, Dementia Programming, or related fields is a plus, but not required.
- Experience supervising or leading team members is preferred.