Activity Worker Adult Day Services

**Activity Worker, Adult Day Services
West Neighbourhood House, formerly St. Christopher House, is a multi-service, neighbourhood-based
agency that has served the diverse communities of downtown west Toronto since 1912. The central purpose
of West Neighbourhood House is to enable less-advantaged individuals, families and groups in the
community to gain greater control over their lives and community.

The Adult Day Program offers a variety of community-based activities to older adults and persons with age
related conditions and individualized care plans. **The program is available both in-centre and at-**
**home**, and activities include cognitive stimulation, meditation, relaxation and physical exercises as well as
respite care, health promotion and a variety of other supports to caregivers.

Program Services. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the overall planning,
implementation and evaluation of culturally appropriate activities and services that maintain and promote
the physical, emotional and cognitive well-being of the Adult Day Services participants.

**People of Colour, people with disabilities, women and people of all sexual orientations and**
**gender identities/expressions. Applicants with lived experience as a participant of West**
**Neighbourhood House programs, or related programming from similar organizations, are**
**also strongly encouraged to apply.**

**West Neighbourhood House will provide accommodation throughout the recruitment &**
**selection process to applicants with disabilities. During any stage of the recruitment**
**process, please indicate the nature of any accommodation(s) you may require. Any**
**information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.**

**Responsibilities**:
Research, test out and recommend new and updated in-person and virtual recreational, social and
motivational activities and innovative approaches that meet the needs of older adults and other persons
with special needs as a result of Alzheimer disease and similar disorders such as strokes and Parkinson’s
disease;

Plan, implement and evaluate activity plans and co-create participant specific recreational and
therapeutic activities with program participants and their caregivers;

Check and adhere to the participant’s daily care plan for prescribed care/social activities;

C0-develop bi-weekly calendar of activities with other team members and participants input;

Collaborate in the planning and delivery of special program events, activities, outings or special
celebrations;

Provide hands-on personal care, such as feeding, cleaning-up, toileting and personal hygiene, in
accordance with the participant’s care plan;

Escort participants to, from and within program as per their care plan;
interviewed will be contacted.
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Monitor participant interactions, note and report on changes in behavior and other occurrences

Monitor participants safety and ensure they remain within designated areas;

Resolve crises or conflicts between participants;

Maintain the program area in a neat and clean state at all times, including cleaning and sanitizing the
kitchen and washrooms areas;

Participate in OAC Unit activities, short and long-term planning initiatives for the Centre, on in-house
committees, other house wide initiatives or activities;

Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications:
**Demonstrated knowledge of working with the elderly and individuals with special needs**
**as a result of Alzheimer disease and similar disorders such as strokes and Parkinson’s**
**disease, through relevant post-secondary education and experience in activation,**
**gerontology, health, art therapy, music therapy or recreational therapy; **

Recent experience and well-developed skills in program planning and development, implementation and
evaluation of activities that are culturally appropriate and sensitive to the needs of the participants we
serve;

Experience and ability to physically provide program services and activities, including food preparation,
feeding and cleaning of program area, toileting, personal and hygiene care, and assist with mobility;

Skill in crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and group facilitation;

Demonstrated organizational, time management and interpersonal skills;

Proven leadership and motivational skills;

Demonstrated ability to be creative and energetic;

Ability to work in a multi-ethnic, multi-racial community setting;

Well-developed verbal and written communication skills in English;

**Verbal fluency in a language relevant to program demographics is a requirement i.e.**

**Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Italian and/or Spanish** **is a requirement; **

Availability to work evenings and weekends is a requirement;

Possession of a drivers licence an asset.

**Status**:Permanent Full time (CUPE Local 3393 Bargaining Unit Position)***
**Start Date**:ASAP***
**Hours**: 35 per week (Wee