Recreation Manager

2 weeks ago


Airdrie, Canada Optima Living Full time

**Let us welcome you home at Cedarwood Station in Airdrie, AB.**

Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.

Our Vision: For every person to feel at home.

This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” All of us here feel it is an honor to work with our residents and we advocate a resident-centered approach where the Resident, is the focus of all our endeavors.

As the Recreation Manager, you are responsible for providing recreation activities to promote physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and cultural needs of our residents.

**Key Responsibilities**

Resident Engagement & Event coordination
- Engage residents through conversation to identify recreation wants, needs, and abilities.
- Implement and coordinate programs, including transportation.
- Coordinate church services, entertainment, and special events.
- Coordinate transportation schedule and drivers’ schedule for offsite activities, use company vehicle for transportation as needed.
- Coordinate a yearly schedule of special events, lead decorating for special events.
- Plans recreation calendars in accordance with Optima Living’s 7 dimensions of wellness.

Administration & Compliances
- Recruit, orientate, schedule, and monitor Recreation aides and volunteers.
- Purchase recreation supplies as needed within the recreation budget.
- Prepare monthly recreations reports as required.
- Oversee the maintenance of recreation equipment and report any concerns.
- Operate in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Program Development
- Assessment and research to develop recreation plan.
- Monitor and support recreation team and/or volunteers in delivery of programs.
- Measure and evaluate success of program, redesign as needed.
- Provide training for recreation team and/or volunteers.
- Develop and implement volunteer appreciation program.
- Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Experience in a residential care setting is preferred
- Completion of Therapeutic Recreation program
- Recreation Therapist degree
- Registered with provincial Therapeutic Recreation association and in good standing
- Valid provincial class 4 driver's license required
- Experience with Welbi is an asset
- Completion of CPR and First Aid is an asset
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors and operational partners
- Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle multi-resident requests
- Superior oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve

**Conditions of Employment**
- Clear Drivers Abstract
- Clear Police Information Check
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Check

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