Activity Manager

**JOB TITLE: Life Enrichment Coordinator** **We support wellness and work-life harmony. Family Owned, Family Values.** At Crown Ridge, we are energetic about “Embracing Life's Journey". We are committed to encouraging a lifestyle that promotes continued independence, purpose, and vitality**.** Our values at Crown Ridge follow a ‘**People**’ focused approach. **C*reative, **R**espect, **O**utstanding, **W**elcoming, and **N*urturing. Care, service, and commitment to quality have always been our priorities. Westgate Lodge LTC Home, located in Belleville is looking for an energetic, passionate _Full-Time Life Enrichment Coordinator_ position available. The Life Enrichment Coordinator reports directly to the Administrator and participates as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team; planning, directing and administering the activity department within the home to meet the social, emotional, spiritual, physical, and intellectual needs of the residents in accordance with all legislative requirements and within budgetary constraints. **What you can expect to do** - Implement, coordinate, assess and evaluate the activity programs in the home in cooperation with the residents, staff, and the Multidisciplinary team. - Plan, organize, direct, and supervise the activities of the activity department to ensure a high quality of service. - Establishes and monitors workflow, evaluates performance, and makes changes as necessary to improve the quality of these programs. - Establishes and monitors workflow, evaluates performance, and makes changes as necessary to improve the quality of these programs. - Plans and participates in the orientation and training of new department staff. - Provides work direction, monitors and evaluates employees. - Ensures all employees receive a regular performance appraisal. - Coordinates and implements the volunteer program for the home including the recruiting, orientating, and evaluating of volunteers. - Facilitates Resident and Family Council activities in keeping with legislative requirements ensuring that the focus of these meetings is an exchange of ideas. - Plan, provide and encourage participation in education in-service programs to residents, staff, and families as required. - Implements and carries out with other departments the admission and orientation of new residents. - Schedules and supervises employees of the activity department. Responsible to resolve problems with staff referring to the supervisor if necessary. - Provides activity programs for the residents in the home. Ensuring that the focus of these programs is based on the residents and desires. - Encourage physical fitness programs and incorporate them into the restorative care program in place in the home. - Coordinates entertainment programs that open the door of the home to the community permitting residents to become part of the community activities and to act as a host extending hospitality to friends and community members. - Participates as a member of the multidisciplinary team in planning activities for each resident. - Will complete quarterly and annual reviews for all residents as per the home’s policies and procedures. - Communicates information about the activity program to residents, staff, families, and the community to promote and encourage participation. - Ensures appropriate orientation in place for all new staff, appropriate to their position. - Assists with the general orientation of all new staff to include standards of conduct, fire and emergency preparedness, health and safety, WHMIS, and a tour of the building. - Responsible for hiring, dismissal, and discipline of staff as necessary. - Develops and implements an inventory control system ensuring adequate supplies are always available in compliance with legislative requirements within budgetary constraints. - Liaise and consults with inspectors and professionals in relation to the resident care needs. - Participates in committee meetings such as Infection Control, Quality Assurance, Health and Safety as required. - Establishes and maintains communication within the department and with other departments to ensure the needs of the residents are being met. - Participates in budget preparation and control, maintaining all required records such as invoices, reports, statistics, etc. in accordance with policies, procedures, and legislative requirements. - Documents and investigates resident and employee incidents and complaints. - Performs supervisory duties in promoting the health and safety of workers and complies with the duties of the worker in compliance with the Health and Safety Act. - Develops and updates policies and procedures for the activity department and participates in the development of policies and procedures relating to fire, infection control, and WHMIS. Occupational Health and Safety, Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning. - Work in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Long-Term Care Homes A