Recreation Manager

6 months ago


Oakville, Canada West Oak Village - Extendicare Full time

**Description**

**The Opportunity**

Join us as a leader driven to enhance our Recreation department with a focus on our person-centered approach. In this role you will lead a team to encourage residents to participate in meaningful activities that are both familiar and new which provide overall well-being and quality of life.

In this role you will be focused on:

- Achieving resident and family satisfaction targets
- Ensuring residents participate in multiple events and activities each month
- Lead, Manage and motivate recreation staff and volunteers to meet department and legislated objectives
- Maintain departmental budget

**What You Will Do**:

- **Collaborate -** Develop, plan, organize and implement resident programs to improve the resident experience
- **Manage - **Recreation budget and monitor expenditures
- **Comply -** with Extendicare’s Guiding Principles and regulatory requirements & Resident Bill of Rights
- **Lend a Helping Hand**:

- to promote and support community engagement opportunities, through volunteers and community partners
- **Cultivate - **Hire, train and engage a team of recreation staff and volunteers
- **Respond with HEART- **Hear, Empathize, Acknowledge, Respond, Thank

**What You Bring**:

- Post-secondary education in Recreation Therapy or Therapeutic Recreation.
- Minimum one (1) year experience in health care setting
- Minimum two (2) years’ experience in program planning, implementation, documentation and evaluation in a senior’s care setting.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Proficiency in Activity Pro, Point Click Care, RAI-MDS and care planning is an asset.
- Passion and focus on the person centered approach and working with seniors
- Valid Vulnerable Sector Search (within 6 months)

**What We Offer**:

- Support from your Regional and National Team
- Technology to help you do your job better
- Benefits and Pension Package
- Better work life balance
- Vision to support Person Centered Care

**What are you waiting for?**

**Join us in celebrating the ageless spirit of people through service and innovation.**

**Salary**: From $1.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person


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