Recreation Coordinator

**GENERAL**

**Description**:

- Recreation Coordinator**Competition #**:

- WM LTC 1619/23**Posting Date**:

- 11/07/2023**Status**:

- Active**Type**:

- External**DESCRIPTION**

**The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority**
Our Vision
- We will be recognized as a trusted health-care partner, providing sustainable, accessible, integrated, evidence-based care to improve health status and outcomes in all of our communities and achieve health equity across the region.
- Our Mission
- We work in partnership with all stakeholders, contributing to the health and well-being of our communities, by providing timely access to reliable care in a culturally safe manner that respects diversity.
- Our Values
- Always with compassion, Success in collaboration, Accountability in everything we do, Acting with integrity, Respectful of each other
- **Collaboration | Accessibility | Respect | Excellence | Innovation | Quality Customer Service**

**Recreation Coordinator**
**Whi Activity Director_01**

**Closing Date**:

- 11/14/2023

**Facility / Site**:

- Whitemouth District Health Ctr

**Posting Type**:

- Indefinite Term (Subject to a minimum notice of 24 hours)

**Position Type**:

- Part-Time

**Hours of Work**:

- Days

**Term Dates**:
**FTE**:

- 0.2

**Union Group**:

- MGEU Community Support**Wage / Salary**:

- As per applicable collective agreement**Position Summary**:
The Recreation Coordinator is a member of the health care team, working under the general direction of the Regional Recreation Program Manager while demonstrating a commitment to service excellence and continuous quality improvement. The Recreation Coordinator, in consultation with the Regional Recreation Program Manager plans, coordinates, facilitates and evaluates recreation programs to meet the needs of individuals and groups of Residents utilizing the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation as a framework for performance. The Recreation Coordinator is responsible for the recruitment, orientation and scheduling of volunteers. The Recreation Coordinator is flexible and able to function effectively in a dynamic and ever-changing health care environment. The position functions in a manner consistent with and supports the mission, vision and values of the Interlake - Eastern Regional Health Authority.

**Qualifications**:

- Grade 12
- Completion of the Recreation Facilitator for Older Adults Certificate or a recognized Activities/Recreation program required or willing to enroll and successfully complete within a reasonable time frame.
- Applicants with certificate will be given priority. Non Certified applicants may be considered if there are no certified applicants.
- Certificate in Safe Food Handling required.
- Physical and mental health to meet work demands.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates understanding of the role of the Recreation Coordinator
- Possesses good written and oral communication skills.
- Commitment to continuing self-development and continuous quality improvement.
- Genuine interest in health care especially of the elderly and disabled.
- Ability to assess residents’ capabilities, limitations, and special needs.
- Minimum of two (2) years related experience required.
- Previous experience working as a Recreation Coordinator /Recreation Facilitator is preferred.
- Self-directed and able to work with minimum of supervision.
- Completes and maintains a satisfactory pre-employment security check.
- Satisfactory employment record.

**As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment.**

Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset. Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.

All health care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with the Interlake-Eastern RHA Policy (GA-13-P-110 Required Immunizations for Health Care Workers).

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority delivers health-care services on First Nation Treaty Territories 1, 2, 3 and 5 and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect that First Nations treaties were made on these territories, acknowledge harms and mistakes, and we dedicate ourselves to collaborate in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the spirit of reconciliation.