Assistant Wellness Coodinator

**Job description**

Symphony Senior Living Kanata is currently seeking Full-Time Assistance Wellness Coordinator (Assistant Nurse Manager) with a caring heart. We will teach you our systems, programs and philosophy. However, we cannot teach compassion and empathy, so you will demonstrate those to us in an interview process.

Symphony Senior Living is a leading provider of quality senior services in Canada; we provide private pay services to residents in our beautiful communities. At Symphony Senior Living, we provide care to our residents to end of life. We are the true alternative to a Long-Term Care facility - to that end we are not a medical institution; we are the home to many seniors of many levels of ability. We serve both our Seniors and their loved ones.

If you love working with seniors and you find the challenge of connecting and serving seniors with physical and memory care needs rewarding this could be the position for you We require someone who is compassionate and driven to provide a high quality, interactive, residential environment to residents, their families, and the team.

**Job Requirements**:
Symphony Assistant Wellness Coordinator reports to the CEO. Must possess the skills (assessment, interviewing, counseling and writing) to meet the health needs of our residents; collaborate and plans with other team members to address health outcomes for residents. Follows up on all resident and family enquiries, takes accountability to ensure resident health care needs are met. Understands and embraces the philosophy of validation and reminiscing for our residents with Alzheimer’s or related dementia. Has a clear understanding and demonstrated ability to provide resident centered care vs. task centered care. Assists with staffing and scheduling.

**Requirements**:

- 2-3 years experience providing direct care
- Prior Supervisory experience
- Basic knowledge and understanding of Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias and a desire to serve residents and their families.
- Proactively schedule and maintain staffing based upon the occupancy and specific are needs of the residents to ensure appropriate levels of staffing.
- A Registered Practical Nurse with a current certificate of competence with the College of Nurses or governing body for the region in which they practice.
- Proof of medication administration education/ competency
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Clear understanding of resident centered care
- Leadership ability
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong team orientation
- Trained in C.P.R. and First Aid
- Must be able to communicate in English (written, verbal, reading)
- Computer literate with Outlook, Excel, Word as well as an aptitude and willingness to learn other job specific software

**Job Qualifications**:

- Compassion, Common Sense and Empathy required
- Strong team orientation
- Demonstrates a positive, flexible work style and approach to the implementation of change
- Must have a valid Ontario drivers license
- Must be licensed and in good standing with the Ontario College of Nurses
- Must be available to work weekends

**In addition**:

- Symphony is an equal opportunity employer
- This position is _a Non-Union _position
- You must pass a Vulnerable sector back ground check
- You must be able to work with dogs, cats and other animals
- Due to our high level of residents with dementia; your tattoos and piercings must either remained covered by clothing or are discrete. Any other external body decoration, including hair, must not be frightening to a frail senior with dementia.
- You must be legally allowed to work in Canada
- You must be in good physical health as this job requires lifting, sitting, standing and walking.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to $30.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kanata, ON K2K 2Z8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- First Aid Certification (required)
- LPN/RPN (required)
- Nursing (preferred)
- CPR Certification (required)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (preferred)

Work Location: In person