Recreation Aide/Program Therapist reports to the Programs Manager and is expected to demonstrate commitment to resident well-being while focusing on emotion based person centered care by implementing high-quality activities in accordance with the organization's vision and mission.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Recreation Manager in calendar planning and program development of recreation activities designed to meet individual needs and interests, according to established standards.
• Implementation and evaluation of resident's levels of dementia.
• Mental health and younger population programming leadership skills.
• Willingness to make meaningful connections with residents.
• Know how to and demonstrate evidence of increasing an individual's well-being and meeting residents where they are at.
• Organize supplies and equipment as needed
• Set up program area as needed
• Keep attendance and document Resident participation in activities
• Encourage Residents to attend programs
• Assist residents to and from programs
• Meet an individual's physical and personal care needs to a high quality standard and with sensitivity
• Any and all other tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

The qualifications needed to join our family are as follows:

• Ability to read, write and understand English
• Highly organized and able to work independently
• Excellent communication skills
• Must enjoy working with the elderly in a setting that promotes optimum independence, dignity and respect
• Ability to use your imagination to engage others
• Must have high energy and a sense of fun
• Ability to lift up to 15 lbs
• Ability to have meaningful engagements with others
• A college diploma in leisure services, recreation studies,gerontology or another related field from an Ontario post-secondary institution. or significant experience in recreation therapy in a long term care setting.
• Clear vulnerable sector screening (w/ in last 6 months), recent TB test results (w/ in last 6 months) or Chest X-Ray (w/ in last 1 yr), and two supervisory references required
• Experience in or a willing interest to engage with using music in care would be an asset.

What do we offer you?

• Competitive wages
• Employee perks
• Support for personal and professional growth

We appreciate all applicants' interest, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Please no phone calls.

We are committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace, and we welcome applications from all persons. Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees and candidates with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees and candidates are required to notify their Director/Manager/Supervisor or Hiring Manager if they have any accessibility needs, and the organization will work with the employee to address them.