RECREATION MANAGER

Southbridge Healthcare LP•Thunder Bay, ON

14d•$52,000 - $62,000•Onsite

About The Position

Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Recreation Manager plays a pivotal role in enriching the lives of residents by planning, organizing, and executing a variety of engaging activities. These activities are designed to promote social interaction, physical well-being, spiritual, and emotional enjoyment for participants. The job requires a blend of creativity, organizational skills, and a genuine passion for people.

Requirements

Required to have a postsecondary diploma or degree in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation, kinesiology or other related field from a community college or university. Postsecondary educational requirement can also include gerontology as a field of study from an Ontario postsecondary institution, or a postsecondary diploma, degree or certificate granted in another jurisdiction that in the reasonable opinion of the licensee is equivalent
One year of experience in a health care setting
Experience in planning, developing and evaluation effectiveness of individual and group programming for residents using an interdisciplinary approach
Knowledge of Mental Health, Dementia care, Palliative Care, Parkinsons, and other diseases
Demonstrate oral and written communication skills and have a command of the English and French language.
Ability to work independently and complete assignments in a timely manner.
Knowledge of the community resources, program development, and Ministry of Long-Term Care standards
Experience or knowledge in recruitment, selection, orientation, placement and supervision of staff and volunteers.
Flexible and willing to work on call when needed.
A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of hire date.
Completion of a 2 Step TB Skin test within the last 12 months.
Computer skills: Microsoft Word; Excel, Welbi or Activity Pro

Nice To Haves

Sufficient knowledge and experience to coordinate religious services and spiritual care in multi-faith settings is an asset.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement and monitor department budget.
Coordinating bus trips, entertainment, and venders
Supervise the Recreational, pastoral care, social work and music therapy, massage therapy team.
Promoting activities, through social media, with an expectation of 4 or more Facebook posts per month.
Orientating/supervising staff or volunteers
Evaluating program success to meet the needs and interests of the participants, ensuring completion of 9 program evaluations per month, 2 resident program evaluations per month.
Plans, organizes, direct, and/or lead a variety of engaging activities and events, 2 community events per year, using residents’ interests, and requests whenever possible.
Enhance participant well-being, with a goal of each resident being engaged at least 10 times per month.
Assess department needs and draft an action plan
Coordinate the completion of MDS assessments on all residents within established timelines, including Recreation and Spiritual assessments are completed within 14 days of admission.
Actively participate in the homes Inter-disciplinary team conferences, QIP, PAC, Palliative Care, Falls teams and other related committee meetings.
Facilitate a monthly Program department meeting.
Responsible for the scheduling of the Program department, including approving payroll hours as per the Collective Agreement.
Connect with community organizations and services.