Recreation Aide (Full-Time) Leduc

Are you a compassionate, caring, and dedicated recreation professional? Come grow your career with Lifestyle Options!
Lifestyle Options takes tremendous pride in operating supportive living communities with professional staff that foster healthy aging and champion residents’ freedom, choice, and independence.
At Lifestyle Options we care for our residents, but we also care for our employees. We're committed to your wellbeing, and we strive to create a positive and rewarding work environment for our staff. You will be joining a team of supportive professionals and leaders that want to see you excel in your career.
We are currently searching for a Recreation Aideto join our team. This is a full-time position at our Leduc location.
Position Summary:
The Recreation Aide supports the recreation department under the supervision of the Recreation Therapist (or Site Manager) in the delivery and implementation of recreation and leisure programs for our residents.
You'll enjoy benefits such as:

• A comprehensive benefit plan
• A flexible health spending account
• Company matched RRSP program for full-time employees
• Personal time off (PTO) days
• Opportunities for career progression
• A training & education team that is dedicated to your learning and career development

What You Bring to the Role:

• Prior experience in recreation/activity coordination working with seniors and residents with dementia/special needs in a similar setting is required.
• Strong written and verbal English skills to effectively communicate with all residents, visitors and at all levels within the organization required.
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence (use of perception and understanding of the resident and families ‘emotions as well as one’s emotions to manage situations towards the goal of effective resident care) required.
• Able to deal with people sensitively, tactfully, diplomatically, and professionally at all times.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work and multi-task.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Highly flexible, with solid interpersonal skills that allow one to work effectively in a diverse working environment.
• Must be flexible with schedule with ability and interest to work evenings and weekends

Your Responsibilities:

• Organizes and leads recreation and leisure programs that are suitable and enjoyable to the resident needs as identified by the supervisor.
• Assists with planning and facilitating group and 1:1 programs, outings and special events.
• Organize and prepare materials needed for upcoming programs.
• Seasonal set up/removal and inventory of site decorations.
• Supports Recreation Department to ensure financial aspects of Recreation activities/events are accurately monitored, collected, etc.
• Display a positive and professional demeanor in representing the recreation department for the building.
• Work collaboratively with the Recreation Therapy team along with other interdisciplinary team members.
• Complete related administrative work such as daily intervention statistics and various other administration work
• Ensure that the work environment and program materials are kept clean, safe, and in good maintenance.
• Participate in in-service training and staff development courses
• Follow OHS Regulations/ Report related concerns/ Assist with Hazard Assessments
• Other duties as assigned.