Program for Active Living PAL Coordinator - Kinesiologist
Program for Active Living PAL Coordinator - Kinesiologist
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The Village at St Clair located in Windsor Ontario has an exciting opportunity for a Temporary FullTime Program for Active Living (PAL) Coordinator to join their Retirement team.
This will be a temporary contract position for approximately 1 year.
You can be YOU while being part of our FAMILY.
How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members:
- 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.
To be successful as our new PAL Coordinator you will:
- Have a Degree in Kinesiology with a focus on psychomotor behaviour and exercise rehabilitation
- Design and implement innovative cognitive and physical exercise programs for residents both individuals and in groups
- Collaborate with physiotherapists and occupational therapists to ensure resident goals are met
- Be familiar with completing resident transfer assessments
- Collaborate with external partners in order to provide exceptional service to our residents
- Provide leadership and supervision of Kinesiology CoOp placements Students and Volunteers who assist with the PAL program
- Facilitate education sessions such as lift & transfer body mechanics active living
- Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents families and team members
- Understand the physical mental and emotional demands of the role
It would be an asset if our new PAL Coordinator has:
- Registration with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario
- Knowledge of relevant policies procedures legislation regulations and best practices a Experience and/or desire to provide educational sessions/ seminars
- Demonstratedexperience working with seniors and/or persons with cognitive or physical impairments
- Experience working in the retirement and longterm care sector (eg. School placement)
As a new PAL Coordinator you will:
Support and embrace our residentcentred social culture and be proud to deliver the highest quality of care to our residents. You will work as key members of our Village and neighbourhood multidisciplinary teams to understand residents needs and advocate for residents to actively participate in decisions about their physical care.
You can be you while being a part of our family.
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 neighbourhood 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.
Schlegel Villages is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome newcomers those of visible minorities such as indigenous youth and or new comers to Canada to apply.
Wed love to talk to you about what makes us different.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
