Full Time Recreation Facilitator - River East Personal Care Home

This position is available at a home/community affiliated with Extendicare Inc. The successful candidate would be employed directly by the affiliated home, not Extendicare Inc.

Applicants are invited to apply for the following position available at our Personal Care Home serving 120 elders from the city and community of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

1.0 EFT Recreation Facilitator position - effective immediately

Reporting to the Life Enrichment supervisor, the successful candidate will have the following responsibilities and qualifications:

· Plans, implements and evaluates both individual and group programs in order to meet the physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs of the Elders.

· Set up and clean program areas as necessary and transport Elders to and from programs.

· Ability to be creative and innovative - implementing new programs and modifying programs to suit Elder needs and capabilities

· Maintain program and Elder records according to department policy.

· Work cooperatively with other departments to meet Elder needs.

· Active participation in committees, interdisciplinary care reviews and meetings as required

· Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner and maintains work area in a clean, orderly and safe manner, adheres to infection control procedures and follows provincial WS&H guidelines/regulations.

· Attends in- service education when required.

· Adheres to “Standards of Employee Conduct” and Elder Bill of Rights in the Home.

· Required to work some day, evening and weekend shifts. Rotation includes working every second weekend.

· Successful completion of a degree or diploma in Recreational studies, Therapeutic Recreation, Kinesiology, or equivalent

· Previous experience in activities programming for the elderly is an asset

· Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

· Strong organizing, planning, prioritizing, time management and multi-tasking skills.

· Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and complete tasks in a timely manner.

· MDS/computer skills

· Current (within 6 months) Vulnerable Sector Check ( including Criminal Background Check, Child and Adult Abuse Check)

. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Interested applicants may submit their resume to:

Life Enrichment Supervisor

River East Personal Care Home

1375 Molson Street

Winnipeg, Manitoba R2K 4K8

Via email

jzabudny@extendicare.com

River East Personal Care Home is managed by Extendicare Canada Inc., a leading provider of care and services for seniors throughout Canada. Through our network of more than 100 senior care and living centers as well as our home health care operations, we are committed to delivering care throughout the health care continuum to meet the needs of a growing seniors’ population in Canada. Our qualified and highly trained workforce of more than 20,000 team members are united by a dedication to quality care and by our vision of being the best provider of senior care and services in Canada.