Recreation Aide Retirement Home

Opportunities @ Schlegel Villages; Whitby; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused elder care organization in Whitby, Ontario is seeking a Recreation Team Member responsible for delivering high-quality recreational programming. The ideal candidate will have a diploma or degree in recreation or gerontology and a caring attitude towards residents and families. This full-time position offers competitive salary and benefits with opportunities for growth and development within our family-oriented environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Opportunities for growth and development

Team Member appreciation incentives

Extended health benefits

Loans and scholarships for education

Financial hardship support program

Family culture and support

Qualifications

• Be enrolled in / completed diploma or degree in recreation/leisure studies or gerontology.
• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward residents, families, and team members.
• Knowledge of the five domains in Therapeutic Recreation.

Responsibilities

• Support and embrace a resident-centered social culture with high quality recreational programming.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to understand residents' individual needs.
• Assist residents in planning and implementing programs contributing to their holistic health.

Skills

EMR Systems

Senior Care

Catheter Care

Patient Care

Assisted Living

Hoyer Lift

Caregiving

Hospice Care

Vital Signs Experience

Dementia Care

Home Care

Alzheimers Care

Education

Diploma or degree in recreation/leisure studies or gerontology

Job description

The Village of Taunton Mills located in Whitby Ontario has an exciting opportunity for Recreation Team Member to join their team.

Shift Details

Tentative Start Date :

How 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

• Support and embrace our resident-centered social culture and be proud to deliver the highest quality of recreational programing to our residents. You will work as key members of our Village and neighborhood multidisciplinary teams to understand residents individual needs and advocate for residents to actively participate in decisions about their care.
• Recreation Team Members at Schlegel Villages foster exemplary relationships with residents their families and the Village team to deliver holistic care that focusses on flexible living and quality of life.
• Recreation Team Members assist our residents by the planning and implementing programs that contribute to a residents holistic health care goals as outlined in Care Plans (including RAI MDS-Raps Coding and Activities Initial Assessment) by encouraging physical emotional spiritual social and cognitive growth for residents.

Qualifications

• Be enrolled in / completed diploma or degree 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 our residents families and team members.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of the five domains in Therapeutic Recreation that contribute to an individuals health.
• Knowledge of recreational therapy practices methods techniques and opportunities to improve residents well-being and holistic health.

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 neighborhood 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 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.

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

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Senior Care,Catheter Care,Patient Care,Assisted Living,Hoyer Lift,Caregiving,Hospice Care,Vital Signs Experience,Dementia Care,Home Care,Alzheimers Care

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1