Recreation Therapy Assistant

2 weeks ago

Edmonton, Canada Lifestyle Options Retirement Communities Full time

_Lifestyle Options takes tremendous pride in operating supportive living communities with professional staff that foster healthy aging and champion residents freedom, choice and independence. Providing the best home for our residents is our mission._

**We are currently recruiting for a Full Time Therapy Assistant for our Riverbend facility in Edmonton, Alberta.**

**Position Summary**:
Supports the recreation department in the delivery and implementation of recreation and leisure programs for our residents.

**Responsibilities and Duties**:

- Organizes and leads recreation and leisure programs that are suitable and enjoyable to the resident needs as identified by the supervisor.
- Assists with planning and facilitating group and 1:1 programs, outings and special events.
- Organize and prepare materials needed for upcoming programs.
- Seasonal set up/removal and inventory of site decorations.
- Supports Recreation Department to ensure financial aspects of Recreation activities/events are accurately monitored, collected, etc.
- Work collaboratively with the Recreation Therapy team along with other interdisciplinary team members.
- Complete related administrative work such as daily intervention statistics and various other administration work.
- Prior experience in recreation/activity coordination working with seniors and residents with dementia/special needs in a similar setting is required.
- Strong written and verbal English skills to effectively communicate with all residents, visitors and at all levels within the organization required.
- Demonstrates emotional intelligence.
- Able to deal with people sensitively, tactfully, diplomatically, and professionally
- Ability to organize work and multi-task.
- High level of independent judgment and reasoning.

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Weekend availability

Licence/Certification:

- Proof of COVID19 Immunization (required)

Work Location: One location

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