Recreation Aide Part Time (PT) Temporary Eaux Claires

Job Description

Job Title

Recreation Aide

Qualifications

• Certificate or Diploma in Recreation

OR

• diploma in related field with completion of a course in adapted programming and experience in long term care

Technical Competencies

Ability to read write and communicate effectively in English Microsoft Word Excel

Experience

1-2 years recreation experience preferably in a long-term care setting

Duties:

Delivery of resident programming

• Understands the concepts differences and benefits of both Therapeutic and Diversion programs and is able to identify the appropriate use of each form of programming
• Assumes responsibility for the maintenance of resident programming/rehabilitation in groups or individually
• Communicates changes in resident functional status as related to individual or group programming
• Participates in the planning of group and individual program offering suggestions support and education to staff in the delivery of meaningful activities

Human Resources

• Assists in identifying personal education needs
• Assists with the development of policies and procedures

Public relations

• Fundraising
• Liaising with stakeholders e.g.: schools service clubs

Customer service

• Facilitating resident family and volunteer interaction
• Resident programming within the Households and special events and facility programs

Quality Improvement

• Obtains feedback from customer and implements improvement strategies
• Recommends improvement activities

Key Accountabilities

Examples

Occupational Health and Safety Accountabilities

• Carry out all assigned duties in compliance with applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation and Company policy
• Follow safe work practices as directed by their supervisor and as required by the applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation
• Participate in all required occupational health and safety training
• Use appropriate equipment and wear personal protective equipment or clothing as required by Extendicare/ParaMed
• Report any known or identified health and safety hazards or violations to their supervisor
• Refrain from any conduct that puts themselves workers contractors or others at risk

Privacy Accountabilities

• Respects and preserves the privacy confidentiality and security of health care and employee information at all times. Violations of this statement include but are not limited to:

• accessing confidential information that is not within the scope of the individual duties
• misusing disclosing without proper authorization or altering confidential information
• disclosing to another person the unique username or password for accessing electronic confidential health care information
• using another persons username or password to access information
• discussing confidential information in a public area
• leaving confidential health care or employee information in public areas
• disposing of confidential information inappropriately

• Extendicares Code of Business Conduct and Standards of Employee Conduct policies are to be adhered to by the employee groups they apply to at all times.

Time Type:

At Extendicarewevespent more than 50 years dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents in our long-term care homes across Canada. When you join Extendicare you become part of a compassionate mission-driven team committed to creating a safe supportive and enriching environment for every resident we serve.

We provide competitive compensation that reflects the value of this role and the unique qualifications each candidate brings. Final salary offers are based on a variety of factors such as your skills experience education and alignment with the responsibilities of this position.

Base salary is one component of our broader total rewards package. We offer acomprehensive suite of benefitsdesigned to support your health financial well-being and long-term career growth. Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards offerings during the hiring process.

We mayuse artificial intelligence (AI) toolsto support certain stages of the recruitment process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing candidate responses. These tools assist our recruitment team butdo notreplace human judgment every application is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure thoughtful and equitable consideration. Ifyou wouldlike more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Extendicare is committed to fostering an accessible inclusive and equitable hiring process. We gladly accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of recruitment and selection upon request.