Recreation Facilitator

**GENERAL**

**Description**:

- Recreation Facilitator**Competition #**:

- LDB LTC 1667/23C**Posting Date**:

- 11/14/2023**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 Facilitator**
**LdB Recreation Wkr_99**

**Closing Date**:
**Facility / Site**:

Lac du Bonnet PCH

**Posting Type**:

Casual Relief

**Position Type**:

Casual

**Hours of Work**:

Days Evenings Weekends

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

0

**Union Group**:

MGEU Community Support

**Wage / Salary**:

As per applicable collective agreement

**Position Summary**:
The Recreation Facilitator 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 and is responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluating recreation programs designed to enhance the quality of life for Residents on both an individual and group basis. The Recreation Facilitator is flexible and able to function effectively in a dynamic and ever-changing health care environment. The position of Recreation Facilitator 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.
- Demonstrates understanding of the role of the Recreation Facilitator
- 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.****:

- Previous related experience working in the field of recreation required.****:

- 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.