Recreation Aide - Part Time (PT) - Eaux Claires

Extendicare•Edmonton, AB

13d•Onsite

About The Position

At Extendicare, we’ve spent more than 50 years dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents in our long-term care homes across Canada. When you join Extendicare, you become part of a compassionate, mission-driven team committed to creating a safe, supportive, and enriching environment for every resident we serve. We provide competitive compensation that reflects the value of this role and the unique qualifications each candidate brings. Final salary offers are based on a variety of factors such as your skills, experience, education, and alignment with the responsibilities of this position. Base salary is one component of our broader total rewards package. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your health, financial well-being, and long-term career growth. Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards offerings during the hiring process. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support certain stages of the recruitment process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing candidate responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment — every application is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure thoughtful and equitable consideration. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. Extendicare is committed to fostering an accessible, inclusive, and equitable hiring process. We gladly accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of recruitment and selection upon request. Extendicare is a leading provider of care and services for seniors across Canada, operating under the Extendicare, ParaMed, Extendicare Assist, and SGP Purchasing Network brands. We are committed to delivering quality care to meet the needs of the growing seniors’ population, inspired by our mission to provide people with the care they need, wherever they call home. We operate a network of 99 long-term care homes (59 owned, 40 under management contracts), deliver approximately 14.0 million hours of home health care services annually, and provide group purchasing services to third parties representing approximately 153,600 beds across Canada. Extendicare proudly employs approximately 23,000 individuals and manages an additional 5,000 joint venture employees, all of whom are highly qualified, trained and dedicated team members and passionate about providing high-quality care and services to help people live better. Our Mission To provide people with the care they need, wherever they call home. Our Vision Everyone in Canada has access to the care and support they need to live their best lives. Our Values We embrace every person for the individual they are. We care for each person as we would our own family. We collaborate with others because we achieve more together. We are relentless in our efforts to improve. We respect the resources entrusted to us.

Requirements

Certificate or Diploma in Recreation OR diploma in related field with completion of a course in adapted programming and experience in long term care
Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
Microsoft Word, Excel
1-2 years recreation experience preferably in a long-term care setting

Responsibilities

Delivery of resident programming
Understands the concepts, differences and benefits of both Therapeutic and Diversion programs and is able to identify the appropriate use of each form of programming
Assumes responsibility for the maintenance of resident programming/rehabilitation in groups or individually
Communicates changes in resident functional status as related to individual or group programming
Participates in the planning of group and individual program offering suggestions, support and education to staff in the delivery of meaningful activities
Assists in identifying personal education needs
Assists with the development of policies and procedures
Public relations
Fundraising
Liaising with stakeholders e.g.: schools, service clubs
Customer service
Facilitating resident, family and volunteer interaction
Resident programming within the Households and special events and facility programs
Obtains feedback from customer and implements improvement strategies
Recommends improvement activities
Carry out all assigned duties in compliance with applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation and Company policy
Follow safe work practices as directed by their supervisor and as required by the applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation
Participate in all required occupational health and safety training
Use appropriate equipment and wear personal protective equipment or clothing, as required by Extendicare/ParaMed
Report any known or identified health and safety hazards or violations to their supervisor
Refrain from any conduct that puts themselves, workers, contractors or others at risk
Respects and preserves the privacy, confidentiality and security of health care and employee information at all times.