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RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
Maintain effective communication with residents, volunteers and staff of other departments;
Encourage and track resident participation in various programs;
Assist in the planning, organization and implementation of meaningful programs for the residents, in collaboration with the Programming Team;
Collaborate with the Care Management Team to ensure that the social, spiritual, mental and recreational needs of all residents are met in alignment with individual care plans.
Host socially and mentally stimulating daily activities;
Assist in the planning, organization and implementation of monthly resident council meetings, taking minutes, finding solutions to issues brought up by residents; alerting other staff to issues residents have about other departments.
Organize team meetings to plan programs with residents interests in mind;
Collaborate with The Childcare Centre to coordinate Intergenerational activities;
Build/maintain the monthly programming calendar, daily activity sheets and monthly newsletter;
Capture and maintain resident "My Story" profiles and Leisure Diagnostic Assessments and sharing the data with the Care Management Team;
Assist in identifying and assessing the residents needs to develop fulfilling activities from their My Story profiles and Leisure Diagnostic Assessments to encourage more participation;
Develop and maintain department budget and track expenditures/transactions;
Develop and maintain strong relationships with community partners;
Lead our resident Volunteer Club and facilitate various charitable opportunities for Harbour Landing Village and our residents.
Maintain a strong relationship with The Alzheimer Society and host monthly Caregiver Support Group meetings. (Must be willing to take an annual 4 hours of courses through the Alzheimer Society);
Set up and take down for special events our residents participate in;
*flexible availability; must be available on weekends
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate