What are the responsibilities and job description for the Life Enrichment Aide position at Wellspring Lutheran Services?
Senior Living Campus
5935 Shattuck Rd.
Saginaw, MI 48603
Who is Wellspring?
Hello!
Because you navigated to this page, we know you are interested in becoming a Life Enrichment Aide with Wellspring. Can we just say how excited we are that you are here? It means so much to us that something about the Wellspring family stood out to you.
Wellspring Lutheran Services purposefully takes a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services. We are convinced that we must find the strengths in people and build on these for any lasting change to occur.
We hope you can find the answers to your questions by reading some of the information below.
About You:
Are you wondering whether this would be a good fit for you? Here are a few questions you should ask yourself as you continue your search:
- Do I consider myself a patient person? What does it look like when I get overwhelmed?
- Do I respect ALL people — even on MY hard days? (We all have them; it’s ok!
- Do I like working with a team of people who are all committed to the same goal?
What you'll be doing:
- Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the activity programs of this facility
- Observe resident attendance, mood, behavior, and degree of involvement so that facility activities and resident progress are evaluated, by noting, reporting, and charting resident behavior
- Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family
- Participate in discharge planning; development and implementation of activity care plans and resident assessments
- Interview residents or family members to obtain activity information
- Involve the resident/family in planning activity programs when possible
- Involve the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident
- Refer resident/families to appropriate Social Service personnel when necessary
- Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary
- Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommend to the Activity Director adjustments in activity programs that assure the continued ability to provide daily activities
- Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the activity department
- Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as necessary
- Ensure that all charted activity notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and indicate the resident’s response to the service
- Arrange transportation for field trips when necessary
- Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Activity Director as required
- Develop and maintain a good working rapport with other departments within the facility to assure that daily activities can be performed without interruption
- Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the facility
- Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials and hazardous chemicals to your supervisor
- Assist in developing volunteer activity assignments
What'll You Bring:
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Prior activities experience is helpful, but not essential
Wellspring Lutheran Services, Life Enrichment Aide, Activities, Senior Living, Assisted Living, Saginaw
