Recreation Aide - Part Time - Long Term Care

Schlegel Villages; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A family-owned elder care organization in Kitchener is seeking a Part Time Recreation Team Member to deliver high-quality recreational programming for residents. Candidates should have a diploma or degree in recreation or gerontology and a caring attitude. The role involves supporting residents' holistic health and fostering relationships within the community. Availability for alternate Mondays, Saturdays, and Sundays is required.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Opportunities for growth and development

Team Member appreciation incentives

Qualifications

• Enrolled in or completed diploma or degree in recreation/leisure studies and/or gerontology.
• Excited by the objectives and family values of Schlegel Villages.
• Able to display a caring attitude toward residents and team members.

Responsibilities

• Support resident-centered social culture and recreational programming.
• Foster relationships with residents and their families.
• Plan programs contributing to residents' holistic health care goals.

Skills

Knowledge of recreational therapy practices

Caring and respectful attitude

Understanding of the Long-Term Care Homes Act

Education

Diploma or degree in recreation/leisure studies or gerontology

Job description

Overview

The Village of Winston Park located in Kitchener, Ontario has an exciting opportunity for a Part Time Recreation Team Member to join their Long Term Care team.

Part Time Shift Details: Availability is required on alternate Monday's (10am-6pm), Saturday's (8am-4pm), Sunday's (8am-4pm), Thursday's (10am-6pm) - 30 hrs biweekly.

What Schlegel Villages Supports Our Team Members

You can be you while being part of our Family!

• Competitive salary, and benefits;
• Significant opportunities for Growth and Development: Our Leaders come from within;
• 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;
• Financial Hardship Support Program: Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund;
• A Unique Family Culture: Every Person in Every Village is a branch of our Family Tree

Responsibilities

• As a new Recreation Team Member, you will support and embrace our resident-centered social culture and deliver the highest quality of recreational programming to residents. You will work as key members of our Village and neighbourhood multidisciplinary teams to understand residents’ individual needs, and advocate for residents to actively participate in decisions about their care.
• Foster exemplary relationships with residents, their families and the Village team to deliver holistic care that focuses on flexible living and quality of life.
• Assist residents by planning and implementing programs that contribute to a resident’s holistic health care goals, as outlined in Care Plans (including RAI MDS-Raps, Coding and Activities Initial Assessment), encouraging physical, emotional, spiritual, social and cognitive growth for residents.

Qualifications

• Be enrolled in/completed diploma or degree in recreation/leisure studies and/or gerontology from a community college or university.
• Be excited by our objectives, our Village philosophy and the family values that shape all aspects of life in a Schlegel Village.
• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward residents, families, and team members.

Assets

• Knowledge of the five domains in Therapeutic Recreation that contribute to an individual’s health.
• Knowledge of recreational therapy practices, methods, techniques and opportunities to improve residents’ well-being and holistic health.
• An understanding of the relevant sections of the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007.

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”.

Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility for 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.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are ingrained within the Schlegel Culture, and our Villages are more welcoming, open-hearted and vibrant because of it. Each Village is strengthened by the unique lived experience of every person connected to it. Everyone is included and respected in their spirituality, cultural diversity and individuality. Regardless of ability, heritage or cultural roots, our people are embraced, just as they are, and we celebrate and support life purpose within the community.

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