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Are you passionate about seniors? If you answered yes, Eden Care Communities is looking for you! We are looking for a casual Recreation Specialist to join our team.
The recreation specialist will be responsible for planning, implementing and promoting activities to enhance the quality of life for all clients. Facilitate community involvement through volunteerism.
Duties may include:
Complete activities-related evaluations on new clients e.g., Activities, Questionnaires, and Social/Spiritual Data.
Plan and implement activities of a sufficient variety, and sufficient frequency with activity categories to include programs such as physical, creative expression & recreational, cultural, social and spiritual.
Inform and Invite residents to daily activities, ensure activities are offered as scheduled or if canceled appropriate alternatives are offered.
Maintain records of participation in activities. Participate in planning reviews to ensure residents 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
- Recruit and select professional staff, program leaders and instructors and volunteers
- 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
Work Setting
- Non-governmental organization
- Retirement home
Clientele
- Adults
- Seniors
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 implementation and delivery
- Event planning and organization
- Geriatric Recreation (Kincare, Eden Alternative, Gentlecare)