Recreation Programmer

Recreation Programmer

Renfrew County is located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley. The area is rural in nature and comprised of distinct regions, offering a range of living styles, outdoor adventures, and a welcoming community. This could be your opportunity to live life to the fullest. The County of Renfrew offers exciting opportunities to contribute and grow, in a collaborative environment.

We are recruiting for a Recreation Programmer at Miramichi Lodge. This is a part-time position.

Responsibilities:

• Organizes, implements and maintains effective, diversified, and stimulating resident-focused programs in a congenial atmosphere that ensures the respect and dignity of individual residents.
• Promotes and assists in the social, pastoral and community programs compatible with the individual’s interests and abilities, within the facility and the community.
• Promotes program maintenance among members of the team, including family members' participation and involvement.
• Plans, organizes, directs, evaluates and monitors the implementation of programs based on the present needs of individuals and groups.
• Completes activity, social and spiritual) admission assessments and provides individualized and group musical therapy programs.
• Assists in identifying educational needs of the department and facility and actively participates in workshops and educational programs.
• Provides assistance in the orientation, supervision and performance evaluation of new staff, students and volunteers.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication.
• Documents all relevant information.
• Assists in the development and distribution of the monthly life enrichment calendar of events.
• Uses a holistic approach to identify client and resident needs
• Assists with the resident dining process by serving meals and feeding
• Assists with transporting and transferring clients and residents
• Advocates for the resident to ensure activity programming needs are resident-focused by working within physical, mental, and social limitations, and ensures the supervision, safety and protection of residents
• Participates in continuing education and continuous quality improvement initiatives

• Recreation and leisure services diploma or equivalent from an approved college or university.
• Completion of a food safety awareness program.
• Experience in recreational programming in a long-term care setting.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Written and verbal English communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, personal initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Physically capable of performing assigned duties.
• Ability to perform shift work requirements in a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week operation.
• Demonstrate regular attendance standards.
• Ability to meet and maintain health requirements as per long-term care legislation.
• Computer literacy.
• Provide a satisfactory vulnerable sector check as a condition of employment.

Assets:

• A certificate in gerontology or relevant knowledge and experience
• Formal educational background in music therapy

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In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act and will be used for the purpose of candidate selection. The County of Renfrew is committed to providing a barrier-free workplace. If an accommodation is required during the selection or interview process, it will be available upon request.