Benefits:
Flexible schedule
JOB TITLE: Thoughtful Engagement Specialist
Geriatric Resources is hiring a Thoughtful Engagement Specialist for our Thoughtful Engagement® Team. Our Thoughtful Engagement® Team is made up of a group of kind, compassionate of heart servants engaging with the senior citizen population of the greater Northwest Pheonix area. We are committed to FUN and delighting elders with quality experiences. We are committed to ensuring that elders who are entrusted to our care receive the best possible access to joy and creativity while honoring their dignity and autonomy. This important position allows our employees to help clients rediscover and reignite what brings them joy while allowing families respite and time for self-care.
We are an energetic, supportive, collaborative team and offer a flexible work environment where individual team members are honored and valued for their contributions. Our team boasts an average of 7.5 years of employment!
We are committed to enhancing the lives of the older adults that we serve, through proper assessment, unyielding advocacy, appropriate strength-based care planning and individualized referral, in order to achieve peace of mind for adult children and quality of life for the senior.
We live by our values as a team and translate these values to our clients every time we work with them.
*Family: We treat one another with compassion and trust, seeing our internal team as a family. As we also treat clients and their entire family as well.
*Honesty: This sets the tone for our work culture and the behavior that each employee brings to the team.
*Integrity: Holding a strong sense of self that trickles out to all of the individuals you interact with
POSITION SUMMARY: The Thoughtful Engagement® Specialist is responsible for working directly with clients and providing services as part of the Thoughtful Engagement® Program.
CLIENT ENGAGEMENT:
*Works one-on-one with clients to provide life enrichment activities through the Thoughtful Engagement® Program.
*Committed to providing exceptional customer service and adding value at every opportunity when working with clients, families, and other members of client’s care team.
*Creative individual who enjoys learning about, researching, and participating in a wide array of topics, interests, and activities.
*Maintain a high level of energy in planning, developing, and executing individual activities for several clients on an on-going basis, without sacrificing attention to detail or level of service.
*Curiosity for problem solving and thinking outside the box.
*Demonstrate/employ considerable patience and compassion in working with clients, serving as a key member of their support team.
*Empathy and validation of the needs and rights of elders.
*Build and maintain rapport with individuals whose life choices and views differ considerably from their own.
*Accurately document client preferences, history, ongoing enrichment participation and concerns/challenges regarding all clients participating in the program.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
*Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred, however 3+ years relevant experience may be substituted for degree.
*2-3 years working with the senior population directly in creating and executing engagement activities is preferred.
*Experience/education relating to healthcare, recreational therapy, life enrichment/activity planning, and social work strongly preferred. All relevant experience and education will be considered.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
*Must have/maintain Automobile Insurance Coverage 100/300/100 and list Geriatric Resources, LLC as an Additional Interest on the policy.
*Have a clear National Criminal Background Check upon hire.
*Must remain certified in CPR & First Aid.
*Must be eligible for work in Arizona through E-Verify screening.