Recreation Worker

**Requisition ID**: 387067

**Position Number**: 211-71485-8251-99

**Posting End Date**:Open Until Filled

**Employer**:**Southern Health-Santé Sud

**Site**:_ _Lions Prairie Manor

**Union**: CUPE

**Department/Unit**: Recreation

**Work Location**:Lions Prairie Manor

**City**: Portage la Prairie

**Hiring Status**: Casual

**FTE**: 0.0

**Employment arrangement**:In Person

**Daily hours worked**: 7.75

**Anticipated shift**: Days; Evenings; Weekends

**Annual base hours**:2015

**Anticipated Start Date**:As mutually agreed upon

**Salary**: $22.02 - $24.78

Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.

Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.

Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Join a region that offers a lifestyle like no other - a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family.

**Position Overview**:
The Activity/Recreation Worker promotes the overall quality of life for clients in health care facilities (hospitals, transitional care centers and personal care homes).

The incumbent exercises a moderate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

**Experience**:

- A minimum of two (2) years recent relevant experience preferred.
- Experience working with an older adult population.

**Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)**:

- Grade 12 education required.
- Recognized Therapeutic Recreation/Activity Programming certificate or equivalent relevant education required.
- Minimally, completion of four courses of the “Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator for Older Adults” program (Red River College) or equivalent is required:

- RECF-1045 Foundation to Therapeutic Recreation.
- RECF-1046 TR Leisure Concepts.
- RECF-1047 TR Cognitive Impairment.
- RECF-1051 Documentation Skills.
- Certified Food Handler Certificate.

**Certification/Licensure/Registration**:
Not Applicable

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
- Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
- Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums.
- Good work and attendance record.
- Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00.
- Requires a valid Class 4 driver’s license (site dependent).

**Physical Requirements**:

- Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
- No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
- May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
- Will be required to travel to other regional facilities as the position duties may require.

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process.

All Health Care Workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.

Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file may be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.