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Are you passionate about others? If you answered yes, Eden Care Communities is looking for you! We are looking for a full-time Recreation Specialist for our new Community Day and Wellness Program.
The recreation specialist will be responsible for planning, implementing and promoting activities to enhance the quality of life for our day program clients.
Duties will include:
Plan and implement activities of a sufficient variety, and frequency with activity categories to include programs such as: physical, creative expression & recreational, cultural, social and spiritual.
Motivate clients to participate in our daily activities, ensure a variety of activities are offered
Prepare and distribute monthly community newsletter and calendar to clients.
Provide guidance to personal care workers
Maintain records of participation in activities. Participate in planning reviews and assessment to ensure clients needs are being met and address shortfalls to management.
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Supervise professional staff, program leaders and instructors and volunteer staff
- Answer requests, inquiries and complaints
Specific Skills
- Train staff and volunteers
- Schedule facility programs and staff
- Co-ordinate facility sports, fitness and recreation programs and activities
- Design, develop and deliver social/recreational programs
- Coordinate special events such as tournaments and banquets
Ability to Supervise
- 3-4 people
Clientele
- Adults
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Tuberculosis test
Area of Instructing or Leadership Experience
- Music
- Fitness
- Drama
- Dance or movement
- Arts and crafts
Area of Functional Expertise
- Program evaluation
- Program implementation and delivery
- Program planning and development
- Event planning and organization