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The County of Lambton is an urban-rural area in southwestern Ontario that is home to over 126,000 residents. The Corporation's seven divisions operate programs and services for the residents of Lambton County such as land ambulance, provincial offences court, three Long-Term Care Homes, 25 library branches, two museums, an art gallery, archives, local roadways, public health services, housing services, social services, building services and planning and development services. Lambton County is a community dedicated to economic growth, environmental stewardship and an enhanced quality of life through the provision of responsive and efficient services and collaborative efforts with its municipal and community partners.
Position Overview
Provide recreation, leisure, and social opportunities through planned programs and activities, provided to help enhance each Elder’s quality of life, reflecting their past and current interests.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist department staff in the development, coordination, and implementation of Elder programs/activities, both in the Home and in the community. A mix of individual, small group and large group options will be available.
- Encourage Elder choice and independence in recreation and other activities, as part of a person-directed care philosophy.
- Liaise and work in cooperation with nursing, dietary and environmental services.
- Program planning and implementation, dietary requisitions, room bookings, outing forms, schedule volunteers, purchase supplies, assist Elders to and from programs/activities, set-up, and clean-up of program/activity spaces.
General:
- Incumbents must keep up to date on all relevant legislation, County Policies and Procedures, etc. ensuring these are implemented as prescribed.
- Incumbents must possess the physical ability to meet the duties and responsibilities of the job description and/or the requirements identified within the position's Physical Demands Analysis.
These describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent in this classification. They are not an exhaustive list of all job duties in the classification. Other duties may be assigned.
Supervision Requirements
Direct Supervision: Not applicable
Indirect Supervision: Not applicable
Functional Authority: Not applicable
Qualifications
- Completed a minimum of one year of college or university in Recreation/Leisure studies, Therapeutic Recreation, Kinesiology, or a related field.
Experience
- No experience required.
Summer Student positions with the County of Lambton may be dependent on funding and the funding criteria, which specifies that students must:
- Be between 15 and 30 years of age
- Registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year and returning to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year
- Canadian citizens, permanent residents or have refugee protection status under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Will not have another full-time job
