CareCorp Seniors Services, a trusted long-term care and assisted living contractor, is currently hiring a temporary full time Recreation Coordinator for one of our long-term care facilities, Discovery Harbour Care Centre

Facility Address: 850-14 Avenue, Campbell River, BC V9H 4H4
Start Date: ASAP
Schedule: Monday – Friday (0800-1600)
Compensation: $60,000 - $65,000 per annum + extended health and dental benefits

Position Summary
Reporting to the Care Manager, the Recreation Coordinator coordinates and evaluates a wide variety of recreation programs of therapeutic quality to ensure that the physical, social, emotional intellectual, spiritual, and cultural needs / interest of residents are met in accordance with established goals and policies.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and evaluates recreation/leisure programs such as crafts, music, mental aerobics, exercises, and sensory stimulation to meet residents’ physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual needs and interests; develops the goals and objectives of the program;
• Provides supervision to all recreation staff, students, and volunteers;
• Evaluates the needs for related training;
• Identifies the recreation/leisure program which meet the residents’ needs and abilities by reviewing the care plan, interviewing the resident regarding their social/leisure history and consulting with family and the multidisciplinary team; identifies, evaluates, implements, and documents recreation/leisure goals and objectives based on individual interests and abilities;
• Develops and publishes a calendar of events and programs;
• Promotes and publicizes upcoming events;
• Monitors, evaluates, and documents resident progress within the recreation/leisure programs and reports observations such as emotional wellbeing and social behavior to the multidisciplinary team as required;
• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and care conferences;
• Identifies and makes recommendations regarding community and facility resources that may be of additional interest or need to the resident;
• Assists residents with meals including providing nourishments and feeding;
• Monitors program expenditures and provides input to the program budget;
• Oversees inventory of equipment, tools and materials and recommends purchase of same;
• Purchases minor equipment in accordance with established facility guidelines and procedures;
• Ensures equipment, tools and materials are in good repair and appropriate for use;
• Reports malfunctioning equipment to the Director of Care/Site Administrator.

Qualifications

• Certification in National Council of Therapeutic Recreation;
• University graduation or diploma in therapeutic recreation;
• Three year's recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience;
• Valid CPR/ First Aid and food safe Certificate;
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Cultural education and experience are preferred.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $60,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Have you completed a diploma in therapeutic recreation or equivalent?
• How many years of experience working with the seniors community do you have?
• Can you start as soon as possible?
• Are you currently located in Vancouver Islands?

Work Location: In person