About the role
Let us Welcome you Home at Aspen Ridge in Red Deer, AB.
Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.
Our Vision: For every person to feel at home.
This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” All of us here feel it is an honour to work with our residents and we advocate a resident-centered approach where the Resident, is the focus of all our endeavours.
As the Recreation Aide, you are responsible for providing recreation activities to promote physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and cultural needs of our residents.
Responsibilities
- Engage residents through conversation to identify recreation wants, needs, and abilities
- Assessment and research in order to develop recreation plan
- Implement and coordinate programs, including transportation
- Monitor and support recreation team and/or volunteers in delivery of programs
- Measure and evaluate success of program, redesign as needed
- Recruit, orientate, schedule and monitor volunteers
- Coordinate church services, entertainment, and special events
- Purchase recreation supplies as needed within the recreation budget
- Coordinate transportation schedule and drivers’ schedule for offsite activities, use company vehicle for transportation as needed
- Coordinate a yearly schedule of special events, lead decorating for special events
- Prepare monthly recreation reports as required
- Write and publish monthly newsletter and calendar of events, gathering feedback from residents
- Provide training for recreation team and/or volunteers
- Oversee the maintenance of recreation equipment and report any concerns
- Develop and implement volunteer appreciation program
- Operate in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience in a residential care setting is preferred
- Completion of Therapeutic Recreation program
- Registered with provincial Therapeutic Recreation association and in good standing
- Valid provincial class 4 driver's license required
- Completion of CPR and First Aid is an asset
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors and operational partners
- Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle multi-resident requests
- Superior oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve
Conditions of Employment
- Clear Drivers Abstract
- Clear Police Information Check
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Check
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About Optima Living
Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Their unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family.
Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to their underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in their communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice. Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon their North Star.
Optima Living operates over 3,700 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health. For more information, visit optimaliving.ca.
Optima Living is also an approved service provider with both the interior Health Authority (IHA) and the Fraser Health Authority (FHA), is a licensed care provider under the BC Community Care and Assisted Living Act, and is registered as an approved Assisted Living (AL) Operator with the AL Registrar of BC.
About the role
Let us Welcome you Home at Aspen Ridge in Red Deer, AB.
Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.
Our Vision: For every person to feel at home.
This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” All of us here feel it is an honour to work with our residents and we advocate a resident-centered approach where the Resident, is the focus of all our endeavours.
As the Recreation Aide, you are responsible for providing recreation activities to promote physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and cultural needs of our residents.
Responsibilities
- Engage residents through conversation to identify recreation wants, needs, and abilities
- Assessment and research in order to develop recreation plan
- Implement and coordinate programs, including transportation
- Monitor and support recreation team and/or volunteers in delivery of programs
- Measure and evaluate success of program, redesign as needed
- Recruit, orientate, schedule and monitor volunteers
- Coordinate church services, entertainment, and special events
- Purchase recreation supplies as needed within the recreation budget
- Coordinate transportation schedule and drivers’ schedule for offsite activities, use company vehicle for transportation as needed
- Coordinate a yearly schedule of special events, lead decorating for special events
- Prepare monthly recreation reports as required
- Write and publish monthly newsletter and calendar of events, gathering feedback from residents
- Provide training for recreation team and/or volunteers
- Oversee the maintenance of recreation equipment and report any concerns
- Develop and implement volunteer appreciation program
- Operate in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience in a residential care setting is preferred
- Completion of Therapeutic Recreation program
- Registered with provincial Therapeutic Recreation association and in good standing
- Valid provincial class 4 driver's license required
- Completion of CPR and First Aid is an asset
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors and operational partners
- Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle multi-resident requests
- Superior oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve
Conditions of Employment
- Clear Drivers Abstract
- Clear Police Information Check
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Check
mbuNqjeWwW
About Optima Living
Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Their unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family.
Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to their underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in their communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice. Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon their North Star.
Optima Living operates over 3,700 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health. For more information, visit optimaliving.ca.
Optima Living is also an approved service provider with both the interior Health Authority (IHA) and the Fraser Health Authority (FHA), is a licensed care provider under the BC Community Care and Assisted Living Act, and is registered as an approved Assisted Living (AL) Operator with the AL Registrar of BC.