Recreation Aide

We want you to join our team **A place you can hang your hat and call home.** **We value the power of diversity, inclusion, individuality, dignity, knowledge, and hospitality. Our mission is to build and operate person-directed communities by providing care and hospitality for seniors.

**The Opportunity**:
The **Recreation Therapist** role will be serving the town of **LLOYDMINSTER, ALBERTA** at our community POINTS WEST LIVING - LLOYDMINSTER. The Recreation Therapist is responsible for ensuring top resident care is priority, with a prominent level of focus in time management.

A vibrant and growing community, **Lloydminster** offers the comfort of the rural lifestyle with the convenience of urban amenities. Approximately 32,000 people call bi-provincial Lloydminster home and the city was recently ranked among one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada.

**We are seeking Recreation Therapists interested in**:
Part Time Days 0.6 (1)

**Skills and key deliverables that will take you further**:

- You are a patient exceptional leader - team player, motivator, coach, mentor, and professional role model
- Able to coordinate within the vision, objectives, and guiding philosophy of Connecting Care
- A strong personal commitment to Person Directed Care Current familiarity with the Eden Alternative Philosophy and the Domains of Well-Being
- Strives to attain excellence in Resident, family member and employee care partner satisfaction
- Friendly with a sense of humor and the utmost respect for everyone
- Knowledge of supportive living services, assessment, and care planning
- Maintains ongoing compliance with appropriate local, provincial, and federal regulatory standards
- Flexible, willingness to prioritize and re-adjust routines, open to change for the benefit of the community
- Strong leadership, supervisory, organizational, communication, and time and resource management skills
- Excellent facilitation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills, dealing effectively with difficult or crisis situations
- Coordinates and oversees recreational care partner planning and scheduling as per budget guidelines, including overtime and time off approval and vacation requests
- Exhibits excellent customer (hospitality) relations by being courteous, caring, understanding, compassionate and respectful to all Care Partners
- Ongoing monitoring and continuous quality improvement
- Demonstrates an awareness of accident and injury prevention and adheres to safe work Is mindful of the psychological health and safety of our Employee Care Partners
- Supports the Resident’s lifestyle in their Community environment in accordance with the Resident’s individualized Care Plan as authorized by Homecare
- Responsible for delegating, coordinating, and evaluating the delivery of recreational services based on the Resident Care Plan & Service Plan
- Oversee the planning, implementation, and coordination of recreation services & programs
- Enforces Emergency Management Plan, Infection Control protocol, WHMIS, and Health & Safety
- Performs other services/tasks/duties related to employee care partner role as assigned

**Foundational knowledge and experience to grow from**:

- Diploma in Recreation with a specialization in Therapeutic Recreation or Degree in Recreation Therapy, Leisure Studies, or Recreation Administration is required
- Registered with the Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) is required
- Experience in recreation programs and providing recreation therapist services is required
- Supervision/leadership/educator/facilitation/resolution/investigation experience is required
- Experience with proven performance in clinical practice is required
- Obtain prior to employment, a clear criminal record check with vulnerable sector check

**Why Join Our Team?**
- Competitive compensation package
- Opportunity for personal and professional growth
- We provide an approach to care that supports the WHOLE person, that upholds their right to a life full of purpose, connection, empowerment, and possibility.
- Life, Health & Dental benefits (All Permanent Employees with 24 hours+ qualify for benefits & RRSP)
- Health Spending Account
- RRSP program with employer maximum % matching
- Looking for a happy corporate culture The term staff is not used here, we are Employee Care Partners

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