Bluestem PACE is looking for a full-time Life Enrichment Associate to join our team! Hours are 8am - 4:30pm.
Join our team and enjoy outstanding benefits!
At Bluestem Communities, we value our full-time team members and offer a benefits package designed to support both your personal and professional well-being. As a full-time employee you can enjoy the following benefits:
Health and insurance
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (medical & childcare available)
- AFLAC products
- Voluntary life insurance
Financial wellness
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Gradifi student loan payment program
- Payactiv: Early access to earned wages
Company-paid benefits
- Group term life and AD&D insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Time off and perks
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and six (6) paid holidays
- Bluestem Wellness Center membership
- Meal discounts at our dining locations
Our benefits are designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally. Explore the full range of benefits and learn more about how Bluestem Communities can be the right fit for you—visit our Careers page today!
Position Overview:
The primary responsibility of the Life Enrichment Associate is to assist the Recreational Therapist in developing, implementing, and coordinating a participant-centered activity program designed to meet the physical, mental and psychosocial needs of participants.
Essential Job Functions:
- Supervises and implements activities that are stimulating, engaging, and provides socialization for those 55 and older in our Day Center or Alternative Care Setting.
- Maintains close contact with participants to ensure that their social, emotional, and spiritual needs are being met.
- Assists participants with individual and group activities including but not limited to arts and crafts, exercise, games, music events, bingo, baking, trivia, and holiday events.
- Stays informed about current federal, state and professional regulations and standards, and assists in developing policies and procedures when necessary.
- Assists in completing required paperwork for each resident and maintains records as required by State and Federal regulations.
- Maintains daily and monthly evaluations of residents’ participation in activities.
- Reads and follows care plans used in providing daily activities for the participants.
- Document care in the participant’s medical record consistent with documentation policies and workflows.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
- Prefer high school diploma or GED.
- Must have prior experience working with the elderly within an activity program.
- Must be able to work with participants at all levels of mental and physical functioning.
- Must demonstrate patience and a cheerful disposition with participants, staff, and visitors.
Physical Requirements:
Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly.
Skills Required
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
- Prior experience working with the elderly within an activity program
- Able to work with participants at all levels of mental and physical functioning
- Demonstrate patience and a cheerful disposition with participants, staff, and visitors
- Prefer high school diploma or GED
- Ability to perform medium work (lifting 10-50 pounds per physical requirements)
What We Do
Bluestem Communities is a non-profit organization that operates a family of retirement communities, programs, and services dedicated to serving seniors. Its mission is to positively impact quality of life by promoting lifelong wellness, purpose, choice, genuine connection, and personalized care with Christian compassion.
