RECREATION MANAGER

Southbridge Care Homes; Port Dover; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Southbridge Care Homes in Dover Cliffs, Ontario is seeking a Recreation Manager to enhance residents' lives through diverse activities and programs. You will plan, organize and execute engaging events while managing a multi-disciplinary team including program aides and therapists.

The role requires creativity, strong organizational skills, and a genuine passion for senior care. This is a full-time, temporary position through to June 2028, with responsibilities including budget oversight and

Qualifications

• Postsecondary diploma or degree in recreation and leisure studies or gerontology.
• One year of experience in a health care setting.
• Experience planning, developing and evaluating programming for residents.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and monitor department budget.
• Coordinate bus trips, entertainment, and vendors.
• Supervise recreation, pastoral care, social work and therapy teams.
• Promote activities via social media (4+ posts/month).
• Schedule staff and volunteers; approve payroll hours.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Team coordination

Education

Recreation and leisure studies degree/diploma

Gerontology related credential

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Welbi or Activity Pro

Job description

Home: Dover Cliffs, Long-term care

Vacancy: Full-time, temporary (through to June 2028)

Salary: $50,000 - $55,000

Southbridge Care Homes owns and operates several long-term care and retirement homes throughout many urban and rural areas across Ontario.

Since 1967, we’ve been building a foundation of innovation and success for operating long term care homes and retirement communities. We are redeveloping our communities so that we may continue to provide consistent, high-quality care for our residents now and in the future.

The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and passion for senior care by delivering high-quality programs support to our homes.

Reporting to the Executive Director of the home, the Recreation Manager plays a pivotal role in enriching the lives of residents by planning, organizing, and executing a variety of engaging activities. These activities are designed to promote social interaction, physical well-being, spiritual, and emotional enjoyment for participants. The job requires a blend of creativity, organizational skills, and a genuine passion for people.

Direct Reports: : Program Aides, Music Therapy, Chaplain, Social Worker, Volunteers, Massage Therapy.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and monitor department budget.
• Coordinating bus trips, entertainment, and venders
• Supervise the Recreational, pastoral care, social work and music therapy, massage therapy team.
• Promoting activities, through social media, with an expectation of 4 or more Facebook posts per month.
• Orientating/supervising staff or volunteers
• Evaluating program success to meet the needs and interests of the participants, ensuring completion of 9 program evaluations per month, 2 resident program evaluations per month.
• Plans, organizes, direct, and/or lead a variety of engaging activities and events, 2 community events per year, using residents’ interests, and requests whenever possible.
• Enhance participant well-being, with a goal of each resident being engaged at least 10 times per month.
• Assess department needs and draft an action plan
• Coordinate the completion of MDS assessments on all residents within established timelines, including Recreation and Spiritual assessments are completed within 14 days of admission.
• Actively participate in the homes Inter-disciplinary team conferences, QIP, PAC, Palliative Care, Falls teams and other related committee meetings.
• Facilitate a monthly Program department meeting.
• Responsible for the scheduling of the Program department, including approving payroll hours as per the Collective Agreement.
• Computer skills: Microsoft Word; Excel, Welbi or Activity Pro
• Connect with community organizations and services.

Qualifications:

• Required to have a postsecondary diploma or degree in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation, kinesiology or other related field from a community college or university. Postsecondary educational requirement can also include gerontology as a field of study from an Ontario postsecondary institution, or a postsecondary diploma, degree or certificate granted in another jurisdiction that in the reasonable opinion of the licensee is equivalent
• One year of experience in a health care setting
• Experience in planning, developing and evaluation effectiveness of individual and group programming for residents using an interdisciplinary approach
• Knowledge of Mental Health, Dementia care, Palliative Care, Parkinsons, and other diseases
• Demonstrate oral and written communication skills and have a command of the English and French language.
• Ability to work independently and complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of the community resources, program development, and Ministry of Long-Term Care standards
• Experience or knowledge in recruitment, selection, orientation, placement and supervision of staff and volunteers.
• Flexible and willing to work on call when needed.
• Sufficient knowledge and experience to coordinate religious services and spiritual care in multi-faith settings is an asset.

Southbridge’s mission is to operate a best-in-class portfolio of care homes and retirement communities that consistently deliver excellence in care and services in an economically sustainable manner.
We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.

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