Temporary - Contract Activity (FUN) Coordinator

Job summary

The FUN Coordinator designs and leads engaging activities, events, and volunteer programs to enhance the daily lives and well-being of residents. They are responsible for managing activity calendars, supervising volunteers, and coordinating transportation for off-site events.

Job details

Company Description At S&R Seniors Living, "We LOVE our Residents". Our affection for our residents runs far deeper than a brand or a logo—this philosophy envelops all that we do. Dedicated to our residents, our role is to ensure their good physical and emotional well-being, and to tend the needs of the heart. We are looking for people who, like us, believe the work we do has a positive impact on their community and that together we can continue supporting our Residents and their families. Job Description Join our team as a FUN Coordinator! In this role, you will design and lead engaging activities, events, and volunteer programs that bring joy and connection to Residents' daily lives. It's a hands-on role where your creativity directly boosts engagement and quality of life. Please note this is a temporary 4 month contract to cover a maternity leave. Designs a creative and exciting activities program to meet the individual needs and interests of Residents including the development of a monthly activities calendar Assists with department goals as well as communicates the programs and processes required to achieve them Supervise and retain volunteers Identifies and develops opportunities to create relationships with other professionals, community partners and/or organizations Coordinates the transportation of Resident to and from events outside of the Residence Oversee seasonal celebrations Actively supports in-service participation, meetings and committees Other duties and responsibilities as assigned Implements programmed activities Monitors resident participation rate and encourage attendance Qualifications Education and/or experience in Recreation/Activation or related field Good working knowledge of recreational programming and techniques Experience in working in hospitality and event planning Strong customer service skills and experience Exceptional interpersonal skills Ability to work independently and take initiative Extremely enthusiastic and creative Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook required Additional Information While our Applicant Tracking System uses some AI-enhanced tools, every decision throughout screening, assessing, and selecting candidates is made by real people on our team. This posting is for an upcoming vacancy. This posting is for a temporary position. Department: Life Enrichment Compensation: up to CAD 43000 - yearly

What you’ll do

The FUN Coordinator designs and leads engaging activities, events, and volunteer programs to enhance the daily lives and well-being of residents. They are responsible for managing activity calendars, supervising volunteers, and coordinating transportation for off-site events.

Requirements

Candidates must have education or experience in Recreation, Activation, or a related field. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and strong interpersonal and customer service skills are required.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred
• Microsoft Outlook · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Recreational programming
• Event planning
• Customer service
• Volunteer supervision
• Interpersonal skills
• Microsoft Office
• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Publisher
• Outlook
• Creativity
• Initiative
• Communication
• Microsoft Excel
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Customer Service
• Event Planning
• Interpersonal Communications
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Proactivity
• Enthusiasm

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Hospitality
• Sports & Recreation
• Administrative
• Activities Coordinator
• Recreational Therapist
• Health Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
• Recreational Therapists

More jobs from S&R Group