Recreation Program Facilitator

**Are you looking for an exciting career in Social Services or Therapeutic Recreation?**

**An exciting opportunity exists for the right individual to join a progressive non-profit organization as a Program Facilitator. Headway is currently looking for Program Facilitator (Casual/On-call) who can fill shifts that are not covered. This position requires having a flexible schedule as shifts may be called out last minute.**Shifts will occur between Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00am-4:00pm (New Westminster) and Tuesday 10:30-3:30 pm (Surrey Community)**.**

**The position entails working within Headway's Club House supporting individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries, in a group and one to one capacity.**Headway offers a variety of inclusive programs that assist participants in working towards their social, leisure, recreation, educational, vocational and wellness goals.**

**Why work for Strive?**
- Employer paid Criminal Record Check Clearance
- Paid orientations
- Paid trainings (First Aid, CPR, Mandt, etc.) and professional development
- Employer paid extended health benefits including prescription medication, paraprofessional services, vision, etc. *
- Employer paid dental benefits including orthodontic coverage *
- Employer contribution to Municipal Pension Plan (MPP) *
- Employer paid Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- Casual employees are provided up to an additional 10.2% of wages in lieu of benefits
- Reimbursement to upgrade to Class 4 BCDL if required (one time only upon successful acquisition)
- Competitive paid annual vacation
- Generous statutory holiday pay
- Generous paid Health Bank
- Flexible schedules to accommodate life/work balance
- Referral bonus program
- Inclusive environment with team building events and cultural celebrations
- Health and wellness activities and incentives
- Access to community member discounts
- Ongoing support, mentoring, and recognition to help with engagement and career growth

**Pay rate: $25.55/hour *plus benefits upon meeting eligibility requirements.**
- Some benefits have eligibility requirements of surpassing three (3) months and securing a regular position of 20hrs/week or more. The benefits and criteria may change from time to time at the discretion of Strive.

**The ideal applicant shall possess**:

- Diploma or Degree in Therapeutic Recreation or Community Support Worker
- Experience working with and delivering recreation programs for individuals with various abilities
- Demonstrate effective computer skills
- Ability to act with integrity and trust, helps to build a healthy team environment, communicates clearly, fosters potential in others, and acts as a positive role model.
- Has a broad knowledge of Acquired Brain Injury.
- Demonstrated ability to teach and empower individuals to take responsibility for their own health
- Skill in the use and maintenance of specialized and adaptive equipment.
- Ability to create an atmosphere of support and confidence
- Ability to teach life skills in a group setting (between 3-10 individuals)
- Ability to design, Implement and evaluate recreation programs
- Ability to adapt programs to meet individual needs
- Knowledgeable of creating independence vs. creating dependence
- Completing daily documentation on a Microsoft platform database
- Identifying and linking individuals to community resources
- Able to facilitate regular midrange to large scale events for between 6-10 clients
- Community Integration
- Able to set firm boundaries
- Positive “can do” attitude
- Some behavior management
- Ability to encourage, motivate and involve clients in community activities.
- Access to computer and internet
- Proven ability to develop rapport with adults in a variety of contexts.
- Demonstrated ability to work with adults with behavioural, social, emotional and mental health/psychiatric issues
- Experience working with a marginalized population
- Ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) with educational personnel, social workers and resource workers, service providers, and partners
- Able to self-start, make judgment calls, and create new models/programs as needed
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Proven ability to work with mínimal supervision

**Job qualifications include (if you do not have all of these, but demonstrate you are a good fit for the position, Strive may be able assist you to acquire some of these requirements)**:

- **Diploma or Degree in Therapeutic Recreation or Community Support Worker from an approved accredited academic institution preferred**:

- **One year of recent, Support Worker related experience preferred**:

- Criminal Record Clearance
- TB test
- Minimum of three (3) references
- Valid Class 5 BC Driver's License preferred
- Current First Aid CPR Certificate
- Food Safe Certification an asset
- Mandt Certification an asset

Strive Living Society is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against ag