Recreation Aide

1 week ago

Edmonton, Canada Optima Living Full time

**Let us welcome you home at MacTaggart Place in Edmonton, 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 Aide, you are responsible for assisting the recreation team in the delivery of recreation activities to promote physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and cultural needs of our residents.

**_ **Please note this position is a 0.7FTE and work schedule from 12:00pm to 0800pm with possible weekend rotations**_**

**Responsibilities**
- Engage residents living with Dementia to live their best lives through thoughtful, appropriate, person-centered recreation and life activities.
- Engage residents through regular conversation and participation in individual and group activities designed to reflect their lifestyle and moment in life.
- Assist with program coordination and implementation
- Provide one on one support to residents
- Observe and report on resident care and services
- Assist with coordinating volunteers and community resources
- Collaborate with peers to coordinate activities
- Manage recreation equipment, including inventory and maintenance concerns
- Event and activity setup and cleanup
- Operate in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Experience in a residential care setting is preferred
- Completion of high school diploma
- Valid provincial class 4 driver's license is an asset
- Completion of CPR and First Aid is an asset
- Safe Food Handling Certificate and ProServe is preferred
- 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, fluently in English
- 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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