Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator

Job title:

Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator

Company

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Job description

Requisition ID: 371658Position Number: [[cust_PCN]]Posting End Date: December 10, 2024City: WinnipegSite: Donwood ManorWork Location:Department / Unit: Therapeutic RecreationJob Stream: Non-ClinicalUnion: CUPEAnticipated Start Date:FTE: 1.0Anticipated Shift: [[Cust_AnticipatedShift]]Daily Hours Worked: 7.50Annual Base Hours:Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator #6Permanent |Full time (1.0 EFT)|Evenings (1130-1945) & WeekendsReporting to the Manager of Support Services, the Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator provides therapeutic activities with and for the residents promoting their physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being, based on the activity care plan; medical; Donwood Manor mission statement; objectives and policies.QUALIFICATIONS
❖Previous geriatric experience preferred.
❖Minimum Grade 12 education
❖Completion of the ‘Recreation Facilitator for Older Adults’ program with Red River College or equivalent training.
❖Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for effective communication with residents, families, team members and volunteers
❖Able to meet the physical requirements of the position.
❖Willingness to work along with Donwood Manor Mission, Vision, Values statement
❖Ability to plan and execute creative therapeutic activities for the elderly.
❖Food Handlers Certificate required, within 6 months of employment;RESPONSIBILITIES
❖Provides opportunity for all residents to participate in a variety of activities that the five domains of recreation which include spiritual, cognitive, physical, emotional and social.
❖Relates to residents in a professional, caring manner with due regard for residents’ rights, dignity, worth, pride, privacy, safety, and personal property.
❖Plans and implements individual and group therapeutic activities with and for residents, being aware of the resident’s needs and physical status on each unit.
❖Prepares and revises initial resident activity care plans and modifies therapeutic activities as required for each resident on the facilitator’s assigned unit.
❖Records progress notes on each resident and participates in resident care conferences
❖Provides partial or complete assistance with feeding of meals to residents.
❖Guides and assists volunteers in their duties.Disability accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.As a condition of employment, a current Criminal Record Certificate and an Adult Abuse Registry is required within three weeks of hire date.
Submit resume to: Human Resources at Career@donwoodmanor.org
Closing date: 0900 on Tuesday, December 10, 2024

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Expected salary

Location

Winnipeg, MB

Job date

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 03:59:51 GMT

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