Recreation Worker [C] Regular Part Time [IBC 1st AAide2 0.40] AgeCare Ballycliffe
Core
Plans, develops, and runs meaningful recreation and leisure pursuits to promote wellbeing, purpose, creativity, and community for seniors in long-term care.
Role type
Recreation Worker
Builds
Daily recreation and leisure activities in the home and community
Domain
Long-term care / Senior services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Planning and implementing daily activities, creating engaging environments, communicating with residents and families, observing and documenting resident ability changes, leading programs to maximize resident skills, evaluating program quality
Preferred skills
Prior experience working with seniors in long-term care, post-secondary diploma or degree in recreation and leisure studies or therapeutic recreation
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Assists in development, planning and implementing daily recreation and leisure activities; Assists in creating and maintaining engaging spaces/environments; Develops and maintains good communications with residents and their families, friends, volunteers, community groups and agencies; Observes, reports and documents changes in resident's ability to participate in activities; Supports all departments in fostering resident engagement; Models the way, leading programs to support and maximize residents' skills and abilities; Participates in the on-going evaluation of the recreation program
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC