Recreation Manager - Full Time - Extendicare

Extendicare

Mid-level Not specified Stoney Creek, ON, CA

Posted 5 days ago

Job summary

Join Extendicare's Recreation department to enhance the resident experience through a person-centered approach. In this role, you'll lead and motivate staff to develop exciting programs using your skills in recreation therapy. With a commitment to quality care, Extendicare offers opportunities for career growth and advancement alongside continuous support. Apply now to make a meaningful impact in the lives of seniors and enjoy a rewarding work environment!

Role details
Role
Full Time
Industry
Healthcare And Medical
Employment
Fulltime
Experience
2 Years +
Education
Post-secondary Education In Recreation Therapy
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 to develop, plan, organize and implement resident programs
  • Manage recreation budget and monitor expenditures
  • Comply with Extendicare’s Guiding Principles and regulatory requirements
  • Promote and support community engagement opportunities
  • Hire, train and engage a team of recreation staff and volunteers
  • Respond with HEART: Hear, Empathize, Acknowledge, Respond, Thank
Requirements
  • 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
  • Valid Vulnerable Sector Search (within 6 months)
Benefits
  • Continuous mentorship and support for life-long learning
  • Opportunities for advancement and career growth
  • Rewarding work experience
  • Employee Family Assistance Program
  • Robust benefits package
Key skills
Recreation Therapy Therapeutic Recreation Program Planning Implementation Documentation Evaluation Communication Leadership Activity Pro Point Click Care Rai-mds Care Planning
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    Job Description
    Recreation Manager
    Mission: 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 wellbeing and quality of life.
    Key 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
    • Qualifications:
    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 Extendicare has to offer:
    At Extendicare, we believe that working as a team creates an environment that allows us to reach our potential. We value each employee, encourage equal opportunity for growth and recognize achievement. As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
    • Continuous mentorship, support for life\-long learning and growth opportunities • Opportunities for advancement and career growth within the organization
     A rewarding and meaningful work experience where you can enrich your life and the lives of others through your work.
    Employee Family Assistance Program.
     Robust benefits package.
    Extendicare is a leading provider of care and services for seniors throughout Canada. Through our network of over 115 operated senior care and living centres, as well as our home health care operations, we are committed to delivering care throughout the health care continuum to meet the needs of a growing seniors’ population in Canada. Our qualified and highly trained workforce of 23,700 individuals are united by a dedication to quality care and by our vision of being the best provider of senior care and services in Canada
    Time Type:
    Full time
    When you choose to build your career with Extendicare, you’re joining a team dedicated to making a difference. By focusing our energy on enriching the lives of our residents every day, we transform both the quality of their lives and the quality of our own work experiences.
    If you have a passion for caring, turn it into a rewarding career with Extendicare!
    Extendicare and affiliated organizations including our partner homes in Extendicare Assist, accommodate the needs of job applicants throughout its recruitment and selection processes upon request.