Life Enrichment Intern

, Iowa

Internship Length: 45 hrs
Office Hours: varies

About Us:
Prairie Hills at Tipton is committed to Demonstrating exemplary Red Carpet Service in all you do! The purpose of our Assisted Living program is to promote the availability of services in a homelike environment and in a manner that supports each individual’s needs and preferences. Both the physical environment and the delivery of our services are designed to enhance autonomy in ways that reflect personal and social natures of dignity, privacy, independence, individuality, and choices to support decision-making abilities of individuals. The philosophy underlying our Assisted Living program focuses upon providing a homelike environment and maximizing independence. To achieve this end, the setting in which our services are provided have features that are or approximate those associated with individual residences. Maximizing independence in support of autonomy implies the ability to organize and deliver services in ways that recognize variation in individual function. It requires support of the individual’s right to take responsibility for the risk associated with decision-making commensurate with his or her level of ability and to live as normal a lifestyle as possible.

Role Description:
This role would work directly with the Life Enrichment Coordinator and Memory Care Coordinator and provide an opportunity for the intern to learn about developing a program and appropriate activities for each resident. This role would show the intern how activities shall reflect individual differences in age, health status, sensory deficits, lifestyle, ethnic and cultural beliefs, values, experiences, needs, interests, abilities and skills by providing opportunities for a variety of types and levels of involvement. This role will reflect good communication skills, organization skills, patience and flexibility and professional confidentiality.

Essential Functions:
- Interns will learn how to assist with the direct care of residents and assist in the development of physical, mental, emotional, social, and leisure skills necessary to participate in a continuum of activities which will enhance the resident’s well-being.
- Interns will learn to help with leisure activities through the use of games, sports, crafts and more.
- Interns will learn to plan, implement, and initiate one-on-one and group activities as well as learn to complete care assessment.
- Intern will learn to understand, maintain and follow the department monthly budget.

Minimum Requirements:
- Demonstrated desire and comfort in working with older adults.
- Experience in working with older adults is helpful.
- Ability to read, write and speak English.
- Friendly, caring and patient disposition.
- Ability to successfully complete orientation and basic training in the areas you will be working in.
- Must demonstrate high levels of personal integrity and confidentiality with patient information.
- May be asked to provide information for a background check and successfully pass a TB screen.

THIS DESCRIPTION DOES NOT LIST ALL DUTIES. INTERN MAY BE ASKED TO PERFORM OTHER DUTIES BY THE STAFF OR SUPERVISOR. INTERN WILL BE EVALUATED ON PERFORMANCE OF THE PROJECTS LISTED AS WELL AS INTERACTION WITH EMPLOYEES AND CLIENTS. ON-SITE HOURS WILL BE NEGOTIATED WITH EACH CANDIDATE.

SAFETY EXPECTATIONS, INCLUDING HARASSMENT, SHOULD BE REVIEWED WITH THE HOST.

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