Recreation Facilitator
About the role
Requisition ID: 385688
Position Number: 20071566
Posting End Date: August 6, 2025
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: Golden West Centennial Lodge
Department / Unit: Recreation - GWCL
Job Stream: Clinical Support
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date: 08/18/2025
FTE: 0.77
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 6.50
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $22.012 , $22.672 , $23.351 , $24.053 , $24.775
Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.
Position Overview The Recreation Facilitator provides recreation services under the direction and supervision of the Coordinator, Resident Services or designate. The Recreation Facilitator functions as an integral part of the health care team and performs all duties in accordance with policies/procedures of GWCL. The Recreation Facilitator continually considers the client as a whole person, with rights to be acknowledged and respected as outlined in the Resident Bill of Rights.
Experience
- 1-2 years previous work experience with older adults (individual and groups) in a long-term care environment preferred.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Grade 12 equivalent.
- Recreation Facilitator for Older Adults certificate; or a diploma or undergraduate degree in Recreation determined to be equivalent by the employer.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Certificate in Gerontology an asset.
Qualifications And Skills
- Knowledge of community resources is an asset.
- Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
- Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to work cooperatively with other disciplines and demonstrate professional judgment and initiative.
- Must have personal maturity and the ability to accept responsibility for actions and decisions.
- Must demonstrate initiative, resourcefulness, creativity, sound judgment and problem-solving skills in all areas of practice.
- Ability to organize and complete assignments with a minimum of supervision.
- Willingness to adapt to new concepts, techniques and best practice in the academic and clinical fields of health care knowledge.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and interdependently.
- Computer literacy as appropriate to the setting.
Physical Requirements
- Moderate physical effort required.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment. Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
About Shared Health-Soins Communs
Shared Health was founded in values that celebrate the diversity of our province and pursue equity of access to health services for all Manitobans by bringing together clinical experts from across the province to deliver a patient-centred, accessible and responsive health system.
We work collaboratively with regional health authorities, service delivery organizations and communities to ensure the health care needs of Manitobans are met compassionately, effectively and as close to home as possible. Shared Health’s scope and services continue to evolve as part of Manitoba’s broader health system transformation.
We are committed to ongoing innovation in delivering health care services and recruiting, developing, and retaining dedicated employees. As health care providers, it is essential to understand and acknowledge that people experience and access health care in different ways. Shared Health strives to create inclusive environments that welcome and value the diversity of all Manitobans.
As a health system, we deliver services to diverse patient populations on the original lands of First Nations and Inuit peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. This acknowledgement is an important part of our continued efforts to identify, develop and implement culturally safe environments, practices and health-care services.
Respect for every individual, accountability, value and continuous improvement and learning are four pillars guiding Manitoba’s Quality and Learning Framework. A deep and ongoing commitment to this framework and its principles are key to creating a health care environment that is free of judgement, equally safe and inclusive.
To find out more visit sharedhealthmb.ca/careers/ or https://healthcareersmanitoba.ca/.
This page is intended for informational purposes only. We do not provide clinical advice. Account not monitored 24/7. Emergency: Dial 911 or go to the emergency department.
Recreation Facilitator
About the role
Requisition ID: 385688
Position Number: 20071566
Posting End Date: August 6, 2025
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: Golden West Centennial Lodge
Department / Unit: Recreation - GWCL
Job Stream: Clinical Support
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date: 08/18/2025
FTE: 0.77
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 6.50
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $22.012 , $22.672 , $23.351 , $24.053 , $24.775
Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.
Position Overview The Recreation Facilitator provides recreation services under the direction and supervision of the Coordinator, Resident Services or designate. The Recreation Facilitator functions as an integral part of the health care team and performs all duties in accordance with policies/procedures of GWCL. The Recreation Facilitator continually considers the client as a whole person, with rights to be acknowledged and respected as outlined in the Resident Bill of Rights.
Experience
- 1-2 years previous work experience with older adults (individual and groups) in a long-term care environment preferred.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Grade 12 equivalent.
- Recreation Facilitator for Older Adults certificate; or a diploma or undergraduate degree in Recreation determined to be equivalent by the employer.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Certificate in Gerontology an asset.
Qualifications And Skills
- Knowledge of community resources is an asset.
- Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
- Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to work cooperatively with other disciplines and demonstrate professional judgment and initiative.
- Must have personal maturity and the ability to accept responsibility for actions and decisions.
- Must demonstrate initiative, resourcefulness, creativity, sound judgment and problem-solving skills in all areas of practice.
- Ability to organize and complete assignments with a minimum of supervision.
- Willingness to adapt to new concepts, techniques and best practice in the academic and clinical fields of health care knowledge.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and interdependently.
- Computer literacy as appropriate to the setting.
Physical Requirements
- Moderate physical effort required.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment. Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
About Shared Health-Soins Communs
Shared Health was founded in values that celebrate the diversity of our province and pursue equity of access to health services for all Manitobans by bringing together clinical experts from across the province to deliver a patient-centred, accessible and responsive health system.
We work collaboratively with regional health authorities, service delivery organizations and communities to ensure the health care needs of Manitobans are met compassionately, effectively and as close to home as possible. Shared Health’s scope and services continue to evolve as part of Manitoba’s broader health system transformation.
We are committed to ongoing innovation in delivering health care services and recruiting, developing, and retaining dedicated employees. As health care providers, it is essential to understand and acknowledge that people experience and access health care in different ways. Shared Health strives to create inclusive environments that welcome and value the diversity of all Manitobans.
As a health system, we deliver services to diverse patient populations on the original lands of First Nations and Inuit peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. This acknowledgement is an important part of our continued efforts to identify, develop and implement culturally safe environments, practices and health-care services.
Respect for every individual, accountability, value and continuous improvement and learning are four pillars guiding Manitoba’s Quality and Learning Framework. A deep and ongoing commitment to this framework and its principles are key to creating a health care environment that is free of judgement, equally safe and inclusive.
To find out more visit sharedhealthmb.ca/careers/ or https://healthcareersmanitoba.ca/.
This page is intended for informational purposes only. We do not provide clinical advice. Account not monitored 24/7. Emergency: Dial 911 or go to the emergency department.