Resident Experience Programs Manager

Extendicare; Selkirk; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship & growth

Career advancement

Meaningful work

Employee Family Assistance Program

Robust benefits package

Job summary

Extendicare in Canada is seeking a dedicated Recreation Therapist to lead, manage and motivate recreation staff and volunteers while delivering resident-centered programming across our long-term care homes. You will plan and implement activities, monitor budgets, collaborate with teams, and ensure compliance with resident rights.

Join a mission-driven workplace with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Recreation Therapy or Therapeutic Recreation.
• Minimum one year experience in health care setting
• Minimum two years’ experience in program planning, implementation, documentation and evaluation in a senior’s care setting.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Proficiency in Activity Pro, Point Click Care, RAI-MDS and care planning is an asset.
• Passion and focus on the person centered approach and working with residents.

Responsibilities

• Achieving resident and family satisfaction targets
• Ensuring residents participate in multiple events and activities each month
• Lead, Manage and motivate recreation staff and volunteers to meet department and legislated objectives
• Maintain departmental budget
• Collaborate – Develop, plan, organize and implement resident programs to improve the resident experience
• Manage – Recreation budget and monitor expenditures
• Comply – with Extendicare’s Guiding Principles and regulatory requirements & Resident Bill of Rights
• Lend a Helping Hand- to promote and support community engagement opportunities, through volunteers and community partners
• Cultivate – Hire, train and engage a team of recreation staff and volunteers
• Respond with HEART- Hear, Empathize, Acknowledge, Respond, Thank

Skills

Excellent communication and leadership

Activity Pro

Point Click Care

RAI-MDS

Care planning

Education

Post-secondary education in Recreation Therapy or Therapeutic Recreation

Tools

Activity Pro

Point Click Care

RAI-MDS

Care planning

Job description

Extendicare in Canada is seeking a dedicated Recreation Therapist to lead, manage and motivate recreation staff and volunteers while delivering resident-centered programming across our long-term care homes. You will plan and implement activities, monitor budgets, collaborate with teams, and ensure compliance with resident rights.

Join a mission-driven workplace with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for growth.