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Student Recreation/restorative Aide

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ChathamKent, Canada Chatham-Kent Full time

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has openings for two Recreation/Restorative Aide students at Riverview Gardens Long-Term Care Home.

**Job description**

The Recreation/Restorative Aide Students will be covering on call and vacation relief only. This position will start on approximately May 2, 2024, for period up to September 15, 2024.

**Essential responsibilities**
- Demonstrate Chatham-Kent’s core values and competencies
- Provide residents with quality recreational and restorative programs, in a positive and creative manner
- Work with other Activation staff and independently to plan and implement home-wide activities and special events
- Encourage all residents to participate in recreation and restorative activities
- Track and maintain resident participation/ attendance records (daily)
- Complete feedback/audits on resident programs ensuring desired outcomes are achieved

**Essential qualifications**
- To qualify for this summer student position, students must currently be enrolled in school full-time for the 2023/2024 winter term (normally ending April, May or June) and returning to school full-time in the 2024 fall term (normally starting in August or September)
- Because of the responsibilities of this position, only students currently enrolled in a post-secondary diploma or degree program in Recreation/Leisure Studies, Therapeutic Recreation, Kinesiology or Occupational Therapy, Social Services/Social Worker or Physiotherapy Assistant will be considered
- Experience with/knowledge of recreational and restorative programs, including therapeutic processes, directing volunteers and special events planning and implementation
- Experience auditing and tracking results of recreation programs
- Possess ability to work independently, and as a member of a team
- Will be covering on call and vacation relief only, working weekends and shift work
- Basic knowledge of computer skills
- Experience in a long-term care environment and/or clients living with Alzheimer’s or Dementia related disease, an asset

**Certifications, memberships, licenses**
- Successful completion of the Safe Food Handling Certificate (Public Health)

**Work environment/hours of work**
- This position works mostly indoors
- This positon will work weekday hours, afternoon hours, evening hours, midnight hours, weekend hours, and be on call after hours and on weekends
- This position is call-in and vacation relief only, and may have short notice call-in hours for weekdays, afternoon hours, evening hours, midnight hours, and weekend hours, which may include 4 hour shifts

**COVID-19 Vaccination**

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent no longer requires a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Although it is not mandatory to be vaccinated, it is highly encouraged.

**Background check requirements**

This position works with vulnerable residents in a position of trust and authority, on a sustained and regular basis, in a largely unsupervised capacity. A Vulnerable Sector Screen is required (Fixing Long-Term Care Act section 252 O. Reg. 246/22) prior to being accepted for employment. You must be 18 years of age or older to obtain a vulnerable police check.

All staff members shall promptly provide the employer with a signed declaration disclosing new charges, convictions, orders and restraining orders, consistent with Ontario Regulation section 253 O. Reg 246/22 made under the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, with respect to the period since the date the person’s last criminal reference check under subsection (2) was conducted.

**Essential physical and/or safety requirements**
- Have physical strength and ability to withstand long periods of standing, walking and frequent bending on a daily basis
- Slip resistant shoes required
- Under the Long Term Care Homes Act, all employees are required to provide evidence of, or submit to, a 2-step TB skin test (TB skin tests will be completed the first day or orientation unless the new employee can provide proof of a clear TB test)
- Bending: frequent stooping, squatting (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (assesses the needs and abilities of a resident (restorative & recreational); works with individual residents to carry out specific exercise programs; exercise programs may include the use of therapeutic equipment and adaptive aids)
- Walking: frequent walking on level surface (up to 22.73 kgs or 50 lbs) (plans and implements home-wide activities and special events; resident activities may include the set up and tear down of equipment and/or furniture; portering of residents to and from activities; participates and assists in bus trips for residents)
- Reaching: frequent reaching below shoulder (up to 22.73 kgs or 50 lbs) (works with individual residents to carry out specific exercise programs; exercise programs may include the use of therapeutic equipment and adaptive aids; resident activities may include the set up and tear down of equipment and/or furniture; portering of residents to and from activi