Recreation Supervisor

The Village of Taunton Mills  located in Whitby, Ontario has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Recreation Supervisor to join their Village.   

Posting CLOSES - December 4th at 4:00pm  

You can be you while being part of our Family 

• Competitive salary, and benefits;
• Significant opportunities for Growth and Development: Our Leaders come from within;
• Ongoing Team Member Appreciation incentives and generous rewards and recognition;
• Extended Health Benefits & Retirement Savings;
• Individualized Assistance for Team Member Education and Development;
• Loans and Scholarships to help our team members realize their greatest potential;
• Financial Hardship Support Program: Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund;
• A Unique Family Culture: Every Person in Every Village is a branch of our Family Tree

As a new Recreation Supervisor you will: 

• Hold a diploma or degree recreation/leisure studies and/or gerontology from a community college or university
• Work every other weekend and rotational on-call as needed
• Have experience leading and supporting a team with hands-on training, coaching and supervision
• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents, families, and team members

As a new Recreation Supervisor joining our Village Team it would be an ASSET but not required for you to having the following:   

• Experience with shift scheduling, department spending and budget
• Skills Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to support a holistic recreational program
• Experience facilitating group activities and programs
• Experience auditing and evaluating documentation capturing residents' participation, engagement and holistic wellbeing in order to identify where programmes can be improved to support the development of recreation
• Have exceptional time management skills and ability to work in collaboration with a team
• Support and embrace our resident-centred social culture and be proud to deliver the highest quality of customer service to our residents
• Knowledge of the five domains in Therapeutic Recreation that contribute to an individual's health
• Knowledge of recreational therapy practices, methods, techniques and opportunities to improve resident's well-being and holistic health

Schlegel Villages provides training to the successful candidate:

You can be you while being a part of our family.

At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through innovation, village design and culture change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents' satisfaction, is YOU and our teams.

We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life enriching experience. We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously: "to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident".

Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process.  If you require accommodations for the interview, be certain to let us know.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are ingrained within the Schlegel Culture, and our Villages are more welcoming, open-hearted and vibrant because of it.

Just as the Canadian mosaic is all the more special because of its many unique colours, each Village is strengthened by the unique lived experience of every person connected to it. Everyone is included and respected in their spirituality, cultural diversity and individuality. 

Regardless of ability, heritage or cultural roots, our people are embraced, just as they are, and we celebrate and support life purpose within the community.

We'd love to talk to you about what makes us different.