Recreation Manager (Full Time) - Humber Valley Terrace

Description

The Opportunity

Join us as a leader driven to enhance our Recreation department with a focus on our person-centered approach.   In this role you will lead a team to encourage residents to participate in meaningful activities that are both familiar and new which provide overall well-being and quality of life.

In this role you will be focused on:

• 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

What You Will Do:

• 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

What You Bring:

• Post-secondary education in Recreation Therapy or Therapeutic Recreation.
• Minimum one (1) year experience in health care setting
• Minimum two (2) 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 seniors
• Valid Vulnerable Sector Search (within 6 months)

What We Offer:

• Support from your Regional and National Team
• Technology to help you do your job better
• Benefits and Pension Package
• Better work life balance
• Vision to support Person Centered Care

What are you waiting for?

Join us in celebrating the ageless spirit of people through service and innovation.