Recreation Aide - Wingham On Location

Braemar Retirement Centre (MacGowan Nursing Home) is an accredited 69 bed licensed Long Term Care facility located in Wingham, Ontario. Braemar is a proud RNAO Best Practice Spotlight organization and is working towards becoming a DementiAbility certified home who aims to provide a collaborative, person-centered environment for staff and residents alike.

We are excited to announce we currently have an opening for a professional, enthusiastic, compassionate Recreation Aide to join our team. Reporting to the Director of Recreation, the Recreation Aide is responsible for providing recreation activities for individuals with disabilities or illnesses using a variety of techniques. Improve and maintain the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the resident. Help individuals reduce depression, stress, and anxiety; recover basic motor functioning and reasoning abilities; build confidence; and socialize effectively. They carry out recreational interventions consistent with the residents' needs and interests as directed by the Director.

Duties include (but not limited to)

• Plan and perform group and one to one activities, meeting the needs of each resident and encourages participation.
• Ensure each resident’s physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, and sensory emotional needs are met through independent activities or group in accordance with Director’s direction.
• Encourage residents who are isolated from others or who have limited social skills to have recreational interaction with others.
• Assists in developing and updating the recreational interventions addressing the needs of the residents.
• Encourage residents to continue independent activities.
• Observe and document the individual resident attendance, participation, reactions, and progress.
• Instruct residents in relaxation techniques to reduce stress and tension, stretching and limbering exercises, proper body mechanics for participation in recreational activities, pacing and energy conservation techniques, and team activities.
• Use interventions to develop specific skills, while providing opportunities for exercise, mental stimulation, creativity, and fun.

Qualifications

• Completion of Recreation & Leisure, Therapeutic Recreation, or an appropriate related field as per the requirements of the Long-Term Care Homes Act and Regulations.
• Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening
• As a condition of employment, candidates are required to submit documented results of a TB test (skin test of clear chest x-ray), and a minimum of 2 doses of COVID vaccine
• Current CPR (preferred)
• Additional training in the following areas would be an asset: DementiAbility Training, GPA, Person-Centered care, education in relation to working with clients with dementia/responsive behaviours, palliative education.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Salary: From $22.15 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

• Are you willing to relocate?
• Do you have 2 doses of the covid vaccination?

Experience:

• Long Term Care: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person