Activity Aide
The Activity Aide will assist in developing and implementing creative programs to meet the social, physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of residents. They are responsible for building meaningful relationships and ensuring residents feel at home within the community.
- On-site
- Waterloo, ON
- Posted Jul 28, 2026
- Apply by Aug 28, 2026
- 1 position
Job summary
As an Activity Aide you will be a part of a dedicated team that positively impacts the lives of the residents. This role will give you the opportunity to encourage socialization and enrich the lives of the residents by implementing creative programs to meet their social, physical, spiritual and emotional needs. If you: * Love seniors who have life experience and stories to tell. * Enjoy creating and participating in fun activities. * Love seeing people's reactions when they are WOWed. Read on! What you get at Chartwell * We believe in Making People’s Lives Better for our residents, their families, and our employees. * Grow your career at Chartwell! * Bring your availability to discuss our many opportunities. What you bring: * A genuine interest in providing an exceptional customer experience. * Passion to see others enjoying themselves. * Customer service experience. What you will get to do: * Build memorable and meaningful relationships * Assist with the development and implementation of activities. * Ensure the residents feels like home. At Chartwell, we’re all about Making People’s Lives BETTER: the lives of our residents and their families, and the lives of our employees. Join an exceptional group of diverse, inspiring, and caring people who are empowered to provide personalized, human experiences for our residents and staff through the connections they make every day within our communities. Chartwell’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity is a commitment to hiring people whose skills and abilities contribute the most to the success of the organization and who reflect the communities in which we live and work. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from a wide range of qualified candidates, including people with disabilities. If you have questions or require assistance with the application process, please email [email protected] or call 1-888-663-6448. Chartwell may use artificial intelligence to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
What you’ll do
The Activity Aide will assist in developing and implementing creative programs to meet the social, physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of residents. They are responsible for building meaningful relationships and ensuring residents feel at home within the community.
Requirements
Candidates should possess a genuine interest in providing an exceptional customer experience and a passion for seeing others enjoy themselves. Previous customer service experience is required for this role.
Listed skills
- Customer servicePreferred
Other relevant skills
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- Customer service
- Activity planning
- Relationship building
- Socialization facilitation
- Program implementation
- Communication
- Empathy
- Interpersonal skills
- Program Implementation
- Planning
- Elderly Care
- Artificial Intelligence
- Customer Service
- Disabilities
- Interpersonal Communications
- Relationship Building
- Socialization
Job areas
- Healthcare
- Social Services
- Customer Service & Support
- Activities Aide
- Social / Human Services Assistant
- Social Work Associate Professionals
- Social and Human Service Assistants
Additional details
- Minimum experience
- 0+ years
- Apply by
- Aug 28, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week