2025 Recreation Team Member - Casual Role

Schlegel Villages; Barrie; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in elder care is seeking a passionate Recreation Team Member to join their vibrant community. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with the geriatric population, fostering meaningful relationships and enhancing residents' quality of life through engaging recreational activities. The organization prides itself on a family-like culture, emphasizing growth and development for its team members. With a commitment to innovation and holistic health care, this position allows you to make a significant impact in the lives of residents while being supported by a caring and dedicated team. If you are ready to embrace a rewarding career in a unique environment, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Opportunities for growth and development

Team Member appreciation incentives

Extended health benefits

Retirement savings

Loans and scholarships for education

Qualifications

• Completed a diploma or degree in recreation or gerontology.
• Experience working with the geriatric population is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support resident-centred social culture and foster relationships.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to understand residents' needs.

Skills

Experience with geriatric population

Caring and respectful attitude

Knowledge of Therapeutic Recreation

Experience with dementia patients

Education

Diploma or Degree in Recreation Leisure Studies

Diploma or Degree in Gerontology

Job description

2025 Recreation Team Member - Casual Role

Job Category: Recreation

Requisition Number: 2023R023654

Posted: March 27, 2025

Job Type: Part-Time, On-site

Location

The Village of Coleman Care Centre, located in Barrie, Ontario has an exciting opportunity for a CASUAL RECREATION TEAM MEMBER to join their Long-Term Care REC Team.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Completed Diploma or Degree in Recreation Leisure Studies and/or Gerontology from a community college or university.
• Availability to support every other weekend.

Responsibilities

As a new Recreation Team Member, you will:

• Have experience working with the geriatric population.
• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents, families, and team members.
• Support and embrace our resident-centred social culture.
• Work as a key member of our Village and neighbourhood multidisciplinary teams to understand residents’ individual needs.
• Foster exemplary relationships with residents, their families, and the Village team to deliver holistic services.
• Knowledge of the five domains in Therapeutic Recreation that contribute to an individual’s health.

Preferred Qualifications

It would be an asset if our new Recreation Team Members have:

• Enrolled in or completed a diploma or degree in recreation/leisure studies and/or gerontology.
• Knowledge of relevant policies, procedures, legislation, and regulations applicable to the long-term care sector, including the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 and Health & Safety.
• Experience working with people living with dementia.

Benefits

How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members:

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Significant opportunities for growth and development: Our Leaders come from within - growing 8 out of 10 leaders.
• Ongoing Team Member appreciation incentives and generous rewards and recognition.
• Extended health benefits & retirement savings.
• Individualized assistance for Team Member education and development.
• Loans and scholarships to help our team members realize their greatest potential.
• A unique family culture: Every person in every village is a branch of our family tree.

You can be you while being a part of our family.

At Schlegel Villages, we are redefining elder care through innovation, Village design, and culture change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents’ satisfaction, is YOU and our teams.

We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life-enriching experience. We are family-owned and operated, and we take our mission seriously: “to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident.”

We’d love to talk to you about what makes us different.

Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with the hiring leader.