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Life Enrichment Lead

4/10/2026

The Life Enrichment Lead is responsible for planning, preparing, and facilitating diverse activities that meet the mental, physical, and emotional needs of residents. They also provide personal, one-on-one contact to ensure residents feel welcome, valued, and engaged in their community.

Salary

17.8 - 20.04 USD

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

51-200 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Bethesda Home is a Christian community dedicated to provide the highest quality care in the name of Christ for the retired, frail and elderly with emphases on: Health care and nutrition Physical fitness Spiritual well-being Emotional stability A comfortable living environment Bethesda is committed to a holistic approach in providing our continuum of care. Our employees treat our residents with dignity and respect, as if they are our own parents and grandparents. We back our words with our actions. It’s part of who we are. Health care and nutrition Physical fitness Spiritual well-being Emotional stability A comfortable living environment Bethesda is committed to a holistic approach in providing our continuum of care. Our employees treat our residents with dignity and respect, as if they are our own parents and grandparents. We back our words with our actions. It’s part of who we are. Our Mission Statement Bethesda seeks to be a community formed by the spirit of Jesus Christ to fulfill the lives of adults with special needs in a place that is home Our Vision Bethesda will be a regenerative community for all residents, staff, board and families. Our Core Values Treasure every person Practice daily welcome and hospitality Listen with the heart, hold confidences, forgive Name losses and celebrate joys Foster choice, creativity, and playfulness Develop servant leaders who seek supervision and foster excellence State goals, accept risks, be accountable Change unjust practices and negotiate conflicts Enlarge, develop and complete life, receiving and giving blessings Bethesda is owned and operated by Mennonite Bethesda Society, inc. a 501 (c) (3) non–profit charitable organization chartered by the State of Kansas, and has provided quality long–term care since 1899.
About the Role

 BETHESDA
 Life Enrichment Lead
 Bethesda North Pointe

 

Job Summary:  Work directly with residents providing acceptance, friendliness, and compassion. Activity programs are based on the resident’s interests, strengths, and needs, in an atmosphere of warmth, success, and encouragement. 

Job Relationships: 

Reports to: Director of Bethesda North Pointe

Interrelationships with: Director, Housekeeping Lead, Clinical Nurse Supervisor, Culinary Director, culinary servers/housekeepers, caregivers, nurses, Volunteer Coordinator.
 External Contacts: Visitors, Families, Volunteers, Other outside Activity sources for programs

Hours of Work: Full-time, flexibility for evenings and weekends as needed but primarily scheduled during business hours. 

Dress Code: Street clothing appropriate in a business environment

Essential Requirements of Work: Minimum qualifications necessary.

  1. Education and Training
    1. High school diploma or equivalent
    2. Basic activity course (a willingness to take this course)
  2. Experience: Previous work with seniors is desirable.
  3. Personal: 
    1. Attend all on-going activity training
    2. Good physical and mental health
    3. Ability to maintain outgoing, cheerful, enthusiastic personality
    4. Have efficient time management skills
    5. Effective communication skills
    6. Ability to work with others in close proximity
    7. Self-motivated, work independently
    8. Ability to contribute to a friendly, homelike atmosphere
  4. Job knowledge:
    1. Have knowledge of various activities and be familiar with resident’s limitations
    2. Musical/performance ability desirable
    3. Ability to read, write, and follow directions
    4. Ability to speak clearly, and to make self-understood to residents of varying abilities 
    5. Ability to think creatively, plan and problem solve
    6. Ability to prepare, present, and evaluate activity
    7. Possess good phone etiquette
    8. Record keeping ability

Physical Demands of the job:

  1. Occasional lifting weights 10-20 pounds
  2. Frequent walking, twisting, standing, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling
  3. Occasional squatting, kneeling, sitting and reaching above the shoulder

Mental Demands of the Job:

  1. Ability to cope with frequent interruptions
  2. Ability to vary and adapt activities to resident ability levels and needs
  3. Ability to quickly come up with alternative activity plans
  4. Ability to cope with depressed or lonely people
  5. Ability to prepare activities with variety, fun, and purpose
  6. Ability to deal with residents with dementia

Quality Performance results in:

  1. Residents having an enhanced quality of life so they can function at their optimum level
  2. Meeting physical, emotional, intellectual community and social well-being needs

Principal Job Responsibilities: 

  1. Provide personal contact with residents allowing them to feel successful; that their life has a purpose and to continue to pursue their interests and use their remaining abilities. 

Tasks: 

  1. To provide one-to-one visits; inviting residents to activities in a way that makes them feel welcome
  2. Creating and maintaining a warm, loving environment
  3. Use age and mind appropriate interaction in activities
  4. Use good listening skills
  5. Explain activities to residents in a way that encourages involvement, respects their rights and gives choices whenever possible
  1. Planning, preparing and facilitating activities that meet the resident’s mental, physical, emotional, social and community needs.

Tasks: 

  1. Offer activities which are a variety and meet different levels of ability
  2. Work with the HD in the planning and development of these programs, ever looking for new and improved ways of doing things. 
  1. Perform miscellaneous functions that emerge daily with kindness, willingness, and spontaneity.

Tasks: 

  1. Order food and supplies for the department
  2. Arrange transportation, or assist on outings
  3. Prepare food for activities and clean area when completed
  4. Photograph events, sharing interesting events for the Beacon
  5. Responsible for monthly newsletter and calendar planning
  6. Perform computer work as required
  7. Help enhance the environment through seasonal and monthly decoration along with the HD 
  8. Have an outgoing inventory of activity supplies
  1. Serve as an example of excellence in meeting work requirements

Tasks:

  1. Report for and leave work on a timely basis, completing tasks as scheduled 
  2. Attend in-services and all necessary training
  3. Participate in annual performance evaluation process
  4. Maintain a professional conduct and pleasant, friendly attitude towards staff, residents and visitors
  5. Be willing to learn and change to meet needs that arise

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by the supervisor or other management. 

Management reserves the right to change job responsibilities, duties and hours as the need prevails. This document is for the management communication only and in not intended to imply a written or implied contract for employment. 


Full-time, flexibility for evenings and weekends as needed but primarily
scheduled during business hours.
Key Skills
Activity planningResident careTime managementCommunication skillsProblem solvingCreative thinkingRecord keepingComputer literacyInterpersonal skillsCompassionPatienceDementia careEvent coordinationMusical abilityPerformance ability
Categories
HealthcareSocial ServicesAdministrative
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