AddressJOB POSTING
IN-HOME RECREATION COORDINATOR
Full-Time Permanent
Start Date: Immediately
The Alzheimer Society of Simcoe County’s vision is that persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and their care partners, live well and thrive in their community.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life of persons living with dementia, and care partners, through the provision of support services, education, social programs, and research support.
OUR VALUES
C.A.R.E. - Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Manager of Education and Support Programs, the In-Home Recreation Coordinator (IHRC) will conduct recreation and leisure assessments, and create recreation intervention plans that provide clients with an opportunity to participate in a range of activities that are stimulating, therapeutic, and socially engaging in their own home.
The In-Home Recreation Coordinator will match trained volunteers with clients to engage in meaningful activity within their own home setting and is also responsible, in partnership with the Volunteer Resources Coordinator, for the screening, training and supervision of volunteers and post-secondary student learners who are supporting program delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process client referrals and conduct recreation and leisure assessments.
- Facilitate matching process with appropriate volunteer and family.
- Create recreation intervention plans for volunteers to execute with matched client using a holistic approach, providing activities in keeping with the individual’s cultural diversity, recreational interests, and activities of daily living, with the therapeutic recreation domains as the overarching goal.
- Provide leisure education for care partners and other health care professionals involved in client case.
- Execute In-Home Recreation Training to volunteers monthly.
- Purchase activity items for client and volunteer visits.
- Maintain an inventory of the in-home kit for clients.
- Manage the caseload of clients assigned.
- Provide orientation, training, and feedback for In-Home Recreation volunteers.
- Collaborate with a peer IHRC and manage a caseload of volunteers who are matched with clients.
- Orient, train and supervise volunteers who are matched with clients.
Qualifications:
- Completed post-secondary education in Therapeutic Recreation and/or Recreation and Leisure Diploma.
- R/TRO or CTRS desired.
- Valid First Aid and CPR certification.
- At least 3 years of experience working with persons with dementia and/or their families.
- Recruitment and selection experience.
- Experience building relationships with volunteers, staff, and community partners.
- Experience working with client reporting and volunteer databases.
- Previous experience with a community-based agency and/or not-for-profit agency.
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Computer literacy and experience with client database systems.
- Valid “G Class” driver’s license and regular access to a reliable, insured vehicle.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule (including some evening and weekend hours).
- Fluency in French an asset.
- ASSC requires that you be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, subject to any accommodation obligations it may have under human rights legislation.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
Please submit your resume and cover letter by email only to:
Laura-Lynn Bourassa, Manager of Education and Support Programs
Alzheimer Society of Simcoe County
No phone calls please.
Closing Date: Wednesday February 8th, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.
We thank all who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Alzheimer Society of Simcoe County celebrates diversity and strives for equity and inclusion.
We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Vision care
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Barrie, ON
Application deadline: 2023-02-08
Expected start date: 2023-02-06
