Social Services & Life Enrichment

This career pathway provides an opportunity to positively impact residents’ personal lives. By organizing events, offering comprehensive support, curating recreational activities and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team in the coordination of a comprehensive plan of care for residents. These professionals enrich the community and create a positive, healthy, and fulfilling living environment.

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A Pathway on the Rise

A rewarding career

In a social services or life enrichment role, every effort counts toward improving the wellbeing of others. It’s a pathway that gives the opportunity to forge rewarding relationships, find a sense of purpose, and directly influence the lives of residents for the better.

Work with people of all backgrounds

By understanding the backgrounds, passions, and interests of those you care for, social service professionals create environments that reflect and honor the diverse identities in the community they care for. 

Advocate for positive change

In caring communities, social service professionals often serve as a voice for residents, advocating for changes that best represent their needs, preferences, and capabilities.

You are providing the care that you would want to receive.

Being able to help them with what they need, making sure that they have all of the resources that they have available. And sometimes you’re that one touchstone that they have.
Jamie Miller
BSN, RN, Director of Nursing

Roles in Social Services & Life Enrichment

  • Director of Social Services

    Responsible for planning and administering social service programs, may oversee social workers and other social services staff, and sets goals for the social services department.
    Salary: $30-$34/hr
    Experience:
    3

    5
    year(s)
  • Social Services Assistant

    Under the supervision of licensed social workers, social services assistants ensure residents receive the services and resources they need to address their social, emotional, and practical needs.
    Salary: $24-$27/hr
    Experience:

    1
    year(s)
  • Licensed Social Worker

    Ensure residents’ quality of life by supporting their psychological, emotional, and behavioral wellbeing.
    Salary: $28-$33/hr
    Experience:
    1

    2
    year(s)
  • Spiritual Care

    Offer daily and end of life spiritual care to patients and their families either directly or by helping make connections to other community chaplains or spiritual counselors.
    Salary: $28-$32/hr
    Experience:
    1

    5
    year(s)
  • Activities Director

    An activity director is responsible for the planning, execution, supervision, and the ongoing assessment of activities for residents.
    Salary: $24-$28/hr
    Experience:
    1

    2
    year(s)
  • Activities Assistant

    Organize and facilitate various recreational and social activities for residents.
    Salary: $16-$19/hr
    Experience:

    1
    year(s)