Activity Worker

3 days ago


Pictou, Canada MacLeod Group Full time

Activity Worker

Permanent Full Time position

**Position Summary**:
The position reports directly to the RN, LPN, Director of Facility and Resident Care as well as the Director of Resident & Employee Programs. As part of a team, the Activity Worker will assist in the planning for and providing the facilitation of group and individual activities for residents that:

- matches residents expectations and preferences
- satisfies residents social, cultural, spiritual, and recreational interest
- meets the needs of the resident

Duties involve personal contact with a varying resident population and a varied work schedule that includes some weekends and evenings. Other tasks also involved include but not limited to: resident assessments, charting, computerized and paper record keeping, volunteer coordination, use of supplies and equipment, petty cash management and maintenance of storage areas.

**Qualifications**:

- Completion of recognized Therapeutic Recreation diploma
- 1 years’ experience in the development, organization and delivery of therapeutic programs
- Completion of Alzheimer’s and other related dementias awareness course will be an asset
- Previous satisfactory work experience will be considered
- Previous work attendance will be considered.

**Core Competencies**:

- Demonstrated ability to take direction and accept accountability for actions taken
- Ability to establish and maintain constructive and supportive relationships, seeking and exchanging information, teamwork.
- Effective work practice-accountable, dependable, flexible, have good planning and organizing skills, sets goals and meets deadlines, result-oriented, resourceful and be resident focused.
- Demonstrated effective time management skills, problem solving and decision making abilities
- Demonstrated strong communication skills verbal/written.
- Demonstrated strong computer skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc)
- Holds in confidence all matters and advice pertaining to residents, staff.
- Promotes and maintains good working relationships and communications within the facility, with other health care program personnel and with residents, families, volunteers and the community.

**Salary Classification: AS PER UNION CONTRACT**
- We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted._

**Salary**: $21.42-$21.78 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Mahone Bay, NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (required)

**Experience**:

- delivery of Therapeutic programs: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-04-12
Expected start date: 2024-04-22



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