Life Enrichment Aide

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada THE REKAI CENTRES Full time

**Position Title**: Life Enrichment Aide - Permanent Full Time

**Work Week**: 37.5 hours per week, available to work days, evenings and weekends

**Salary**: As Per Collective Agreement

**Employment Category**: Permanent Full Time

**Status**: Bargaining Unit

**Bennefits**:Permanent Position, Fulltime Hours, Extended Health Care, Dental Care, Vision Care, Paid Time Off, Wellness Program, Company Events, Employee Assistance Program

The Rekai Centres is currently looking for a Life Enrichment Aide to join our friendly, person-centered team.

**Position Overview**: The Life Enrichment Aide is responsible for:

- Implementing innovative therapeutic recreation programs that reflect resident’s strengths, needs and interests
- Facilitating 1:1 and group recreation and leisure activities
- Evaluating existing programs
- Inputting documentation into Point Click Care & Activity Pro
- Participating in family care conferences and staff meetings
- Organizing resident outings
- Participating in research activities
- Performing other related duties as assigned

The Life Enrichment Department at The Rekai Centres implements recreation and leisure programs that target the social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and spiritual health domains.

The Life Enrichment Department provides guidance and direction to recreation volunteers in order to support all domains of health for our residents. The Life Enrichment Aide is responsible for a holistic care-giving and-receiving approach while respecting human dignity and acknowledging the various abilities of the residents.

The Life Enrichment Aide works in collaboration with a team of professionals and exhibits sound professional judgment and initiative while working within the established philosophy, objectives, guidelines, legislations, policies and procedures, and the Mission, Vision and Strategic Directions of The Rekai Centres and is also expected to sit on at least one active committee with the home.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates recreation programs
- Completes MDS documentation and creates a goal-oriented care plan for each assigned resident
- Documents resident participation in programs using Activity Pro
- Plans, initiates and provides opportunities that foster participation in meaningful leisure activities based on the residents’ functional ability and development
- Observes, records, and reports relevant information related to the resident as it pertains to recreation and works in collaboration with other health care professionals

**Qualifications**:
**Required Education**:

- Recognized 2-year college Diploma and/or Degree in Activation & Gerontology, Social Service Worker, Therapeutic Recreation or another related field
- Experience working with residents with dementia and/or cognitive impairment
- Experience on an interprofessional team
- Experience in Palliative and End of Life Care
- Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) and U-first training
- First Aid/CPR an asset

**Skills and Abilities**
- Minimum two (2) years related experience working with older adults in a health care setting
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the delivery of therapeutic recreation services
- Ability to work independently
- Demonstrates critical thinking and sound-decision-making skills in crises situations
- Confidently exhibits creative problem-solving skills and ability to make decisions independently
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrates leadership skills
- Ability to work effectively on a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent listening, oral and written communication skills
- Ability to interact positively with residents, families, other health care providers and staff with a pleasant and cooperative attitude, demonstrating sensitivity, empathy and warmth
- Ability to adapt and understand residents’ interests, strengths and needs, assisting them to meet their fullest physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and spiritual potential
- Commitment to promoting a culture of respect that supports safety, ethical practice, cultural awareness and organizational health
- Basic computer skills - Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint & Excel) - E-mail, Internet, Video Calls ie. Zoom
- Physical and mental capabilities to perform the duties of the position including the ability to work with residents with various and sometimes challenging medical conditions; exposure to pets such as resident cats and pet therapy dogs; and dealing with stressful situations relating to agitated, confused, aggressive or hostile behavior of residents
- Demonstrated regular attendance in current and previous employment
- Previous experience in Montessori and Snoezelen programming an asset
- Previous experience in RAI/MDS coding, Activity Pro and Point Click Care program an asset
- Demonstrated skills in the areas of therapeutic recreation program planning and leadership
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Dem

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