Activity Aide-AgeCare West Williams
Core
Plans, develops, and runs meaningful recreation and leisure pursuits to promote resident wellbeing, purpose, creativity, and community in a long-term care setting.
Role type
Activity Aide / Recreation Worker
Builds
Daily recreation and leisure activities in-home and in-community
Domain
Long-term care / Senior living
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Planning and implementing daily activities, creating engaging environments, communicating with residents and families, observing and documenting resident ability changes, therapeutic programming techniques, assessment and care planning
Preferred skills
Experience working with seniors in long-term care, knowledge of 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, families, friends, volunteers, and community groups; Observes, reports and documents changes in resident's ability to participate; Supports departments in fostering resident engagement; Models the way by leading programs to maximize residents' skills; Participates in evaluation of the recreation program
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC