Job Description
The Lifestyle Director will be responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the day-today social, educational, recreational, spiritual and therapeutic individual and group activities,
entertainment and transportation services for the residents living at the community. This position also
concerns itself with achievement of occupancy development goals through coordination with
management of the promotion of the community to the general public; through innovation, successful
planning, implementation, resident participation and direct supervision of all activities.
Other: Willing to work shift assigned, weekends, and holidays. Ability to work independently with
minimum supervision; problem solving, conflict management, budgeting.
Plan, implement and supervise activities to suit a variety of interests and skill levels for the residents using
resident comments and input. Activities may include, but are not limited to: parties, games, weekly
exercises, church services, book reading and clubs, crafts, baking and cooking, outside entertainment,
travel and transportation, special activities at holidays, fundraisers for specific projects, and resident's
birthdays and anniversaries.
- Effectively encourage and actively promote resident participate in activities/social services through
internal, formal and informal communication networks.
- Plan "In-community" seminars or lecture series' quarterly for residents, families and friends.
- Involve and assist the Residents Council and Resident Meetings by playing a key role in their monthly
meetings.
- Participate in local activity planners association. Cooperate and exchange ideas and calendars with
Lifestyle Directors in affiliated retirement communities.
- Establish and make available voting services at the community to encourage and promote outside
involvement.
- Develop programs, activities, seminars and lectures for the monthly calendar. Print, mail and post the
activities calendars in order to keep all residents and the community aware of the activities going on at
the community. Edit and publish the monthly newsletter. Distribute and mail to all residents, prospective
residents, family members, community contacts, and employees to keep them informed of things going
on in the community.
- Drive residents to planned events, activities, or appointments using the community van.
- At the direction of the Executive Director, work with consultants and other outside resources to provide a
well-balanced program for the residents.
- Visit with and interview all new residents within two (2) weeks of occupancy to learn more about them
and their individual attributes, abilities, background, interests, preferences, etc.
- Innovate, plan, promote and supervise all activities, entertainment, transportation programs that meet
the minimum standards of the community and accommodate the broad spectrum of individual and
collective interests, attributes and abilities of the residents. Monitor for shifts in preferences, values and attitudes using personal interviews, approved surveys, resident committees, suggestion boxes, etc., to
augment personal observation.
- Recruit, train, retain and supervise a full complement of volunteers and staff who are capable and
motivated to devote their best efforts to the discharge of the responsibilities contained in their job
descriptions and who present a professional demeanor to residents and prospective residents.
- Ensure accurate record-keeping of all records related to planning, supervision and implementation of
activities and entertainment for residents of the community and prospective residents to the community,
and ensure the complete communication thereof to the management of the community as may be
requested from time-to-time.
- Ensure efficient and effective use of all activities/social services department and community resources;
human resources and monetary resources with established budgetary guidelines.
- Present a professional demeanor that communicates to current and prospective residents the corporate
philosophy of service, goodwill, and genuine interest in the resident’s unique needs. Conduct yourself and
your business at all times so as not to detract from or reflect adversely on the reputation of the property.
Handle all resident concerns and complaints with finesse and in a caring, polite and professional manner.
- Communicate and channel to supervisor, all resident, personnel and other matters and information which
could concern or be in any way beneficial to employer.
- Promote a thorough and continuous understanding among all employees of the importance of the
activities department to the quality of life for all residents and prospective residents.
- Reexamine, modify and test old activities/ideas that failed to produce resident and community
involvement. These previous activities/ideas may work now or have greater success.
- Assist at the front desk and cover for missing staff members when necessary.
- Represent the community by giving tours and marketing the community as needed.
- Perform such other tasks as may be required from time-to-time.
Job Tags
Local area, Shift work, Weekend work,