Life Enhancement Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Carleton Place, Canada Symphony Senior Living Full time

Symphony Senior Living is currently seeking Full-Time Activity Coordinator (Life Enhancement Coordinator) with a caring heart.

**Activities Coordinator**
- **Job Description**_
- **Leadership**_
- Communicates / shares the Vision, Mission, Goals and Core Values of the organization to all team members.
- Creates and shares a department vision that supports the organizational goals in a way that excites and motivates team members
- able to articulate a vision for optimum resident care.
- Creates a supportive environment for team members to foster individual motivation that results in high levels of both individual and team performance.
- Develops employees through coaching and counseling.
- Exhibits a passion and enthusiasm for retirement community (i.e. possesses a desire to “make a difference”).
- Recognizes achievement by both individuals and departments when appropriate.
- Ensures that employees understand their role in the department / organization and how important their contribution is to our success.
- Participates in community activities to promote our Home specifically and Retirement Living generally.
- Must be able to read, speak and write English

Continuous Quality Improvement
- Seeks to continuously improve department services and performance.
- Seeks performance feedback from a desire to continually improve their performance.
- Consults with team members and peers to obtain ideas for improving the quality of processes and services.
- Keeps abreast of new trends and best practices in health care and recreation for seniors.
- **Fiscal Responsibility**_
- Manages total expenses so that these are less than or equal to budget set in the annual budget process.
- Involves team members in budget planning on an annual basis.
- Ensures team members understands their role in the financial success of the department.
- Ensures financial decisions include consideration of the department’s goals and objectives and priorities.
- **Management**_
- Sets clear performance goals for their department and communicates them to the team and implements goals successfully.
- Able to set priorities to achieve goals.
- Involves the team members in goal setting.
- Ensures team members have access to and attend education sessions required to meet both their professional commitments and to increase team effectiveness.
- Talks with others immediately and openly about performance concerns.
- Ensures that all new team members receive excellent orientation including a description of our work culture, policies, equipment and expectations for performance.
- Follows our guidelines for performance management and performance development when giving feedback to employees.
- Ensures the department staffing levels are appropriate from a competency and skill basis given the needs of the residents.
- Manages meeting time effectively.
- Able to utilize the skills of behavioral interviewing.
- **Personal Traits**_
- Creativity
- Sense of humour
- Amazing curiosity
- Personable, friendly, welcoming
- Calm, even-tempered
- Not afraid to share information and not afraid to ask for help.
- Articulate / Initiative
- **Technical**_
- Diploma in Recreation and Leisure Studies and / or Diploma in Therapeutic Recreation
- Adjuvant (HCA/nursing background with OT/PT/ST).
- Experience / education in cognitively impaired resident and behaviour issues.
- 3 years experience in a Retirement Home Environment
- Assessment Skills
- Understanding of Palliative Care issues and related community resources.
- Able to qualify for certification / registration by:
Ontario - Therapeutic Recreation Ontario and / or Activity Professionals of Ontario.

Alberta - Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA)

Québec - Québec Association of Activité Professionnels (QAAP) / Association Québécoise des professionnels en loisirs (AQPL)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $45,000.00-$50,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Will you be able to get F licence at some point?

Licence/Certification:

- Class G Licence (required)

Work Location: In person


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