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A Hope's Home Supportive Living house is much more than a group home. It is a place where children with complex medical needs find safety, warmth, and love. It is a place they get to call home, filled with staff that become family. As the Recreation Programmer, you play in integral role in ensuring that the children receive the love and support they need. The successful applicant will understand the importance of upholding Hope's Homes values and being passionate about the work they are doing.
Responsibilities.
- Have knowledge on adapted equipment and how it can be used to benefit the children with complex medical needs to support inclusion both inside and outside the home.
- Plan and provide daily experiences/programming that support and promote each child's physical, emotional, social, communicative, cognitive and creative skills.
- Perform Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech therapy programming to complete goals under the direction of Rehabilitation Personnel, nursing co-workers, and their teachers.
- Write developmental assessments and anecdotal records to document developmental milestones, set goals, and create action plans for future development.
- Be a leader to staff when it comes to overseeing children, being a role model for inclusion, and being passionate about your job.
Priority to applicants with Recreational Therapy Diploma or Degree. Consideration to applicants with Education/Experience in Early Learning (ECE 3) OR Coordinator/Leader in a Group Home setting working alongside people with diverse needs.
Shifts: Shiftwork consisting of 10 to 12 hour days, including alternating weekends.