Kinesiologist

At Fairview Seniors Community, we seek to nurture the mind, body and spirit of residents through a culture of kindness, building ‘a community for all’. We are a charitable, non-profit, organization comprised of 214 independent living apartments and condominiums, 46 retirement residential suites with assisted living services and an 84-bed long-term care home.

**We welcome you to join us** If you want to work in a team-based environment with others who enjoy what they do and treat each other with kindness and respect, look no further. We provide all new team members with guided orientation and onboarding, and opportunities for team appreciation, individual recognition and growth and development. Indeed, kindness lives here.

**Position Summary**: Fairview Senior’s Community is recruiting a dynamic, enthusiastic individual to join our Seniors Active Living Centre Fitness Team. As we build a community for all, this position will develop and implement wellness programs and activities to manage the health and independence of seniors in the Home’s community.

**Reports to**: Director Program & Services

**Assets and Qualifications**:

- Post-Secondary Degree in Kinesiology or equivalent program.
- Current registration with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario.
- Current First Aid and CPR Certification
- Experience working with seniors with complex, age-related diseases and/or mental health concerns
- Must be self-motivated to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner
- Team-work attitude and positive approach to work
- Current National Lifeguard Certification/Bronze Cross an asset
- Current Police Record Check with Vulnerable Sector component required
- Current TB skin test
- Full vaccination status required

**Position Specific Responsibilities**: include, but are not limited to:

- Supervise participants in the exercise room and fitness centre
- Lead individual and group exercise classes
- Provide tours to visitors and orientation to new member
- Monitor and track exercise progress and health changes of participants
- Track attendance of all programs
- Community outreach
- Complete grant and funding statistics
- Maintain equipment cleanliness and function as well as coordinate equipment and repairs and purchase
- Set up and take down equipment in exercise classes
- Assist participants with transfers and equipment set up as deemed safe and reasonable for successful use of the facilities
- Create, modify and assess programs
- Assist with social and recreational activities throughout the centre as needed
- Maintain participant files
- Attend departmental meetings
- Organize music to coordinate with programs

**Shift Information**: Primarily Monday - Friday but may include evening, weekend or work on holidays/Part-time, Temporary (18 month maternity leave), 30 hours per week

Ability to provide effective service in French (proficient in conversational French for activities of daily living) is considered an asset.
- If you require accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process, per the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005, please speak with the hiring contact. Fairview Seniors Community will be pleased to support you._

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Part-time hours: 30 per week

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2023-10-10