Recreation Aide Jobs

Always Essential – Park Place People Join the Team We are recruiting a part-time Recreation Aide for our long-term care community, Cerwydden Seniors Community, in Duncan, BC. This 56-unit, tight knit care home is a wonderful place to connect with fellow team members, residents, and their families. As a leader in providing seniors’ care and housing, we offer exciting opportunities for our team to grow both personally and professionally while serving elders and residents in our communities. Joining our team means opportunities to learn from a large and diverse management team. Park Place values the expertise of each of our sites and involves team members in committees and decision-making that impacts the whole organization. Founded by Al and Jenny Jina in 1993, Park Place Seniors Living is a family owned and operated company based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Today, we have a large, unique portfolio of seniors’ communities in cities and towns right across British Columbia and Alberta, and one in Ontario. Park Place operates care homes, multi-level care communities, and assisted living and independent living retirement residences.

Job Summary: As a valued interdisciplinary team member, the Recreation Aide, under the direction of the Recreation Manager, implements recreation and life enrichment programs which meet the physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual needs of the residents. Ensures a commitment to resident safety and to our culture of safety as per strategic directions of Park Place Seniors Living. In this position you will be responsible for: Preparing, implementing and evaluating recreation programs; Ensuring Residents are involved in identified recreational activities; Leading, instructing and motivating Residents in individual and group leisure pursuits; Maintaining accurate Resident records; Performing other related. Must haves: High school graduation with additional training in recreation, geriatrics or related area. Effective verbal and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Valid First Aid/CPR certification. Food Safe. Ability to work evenings and weekends. All applicants must successfully pass the Vulnerable Sector Criminal Records Check. Preference Ability to obtain Class 4 DL. Experience working with seniors preferred. Benefits: Dental care. Extended health care. Vision care. Job Type: Part-time Salary: From $22.00 per hour Schedule: 8 hour shift Day shift Holidays Monday to Friday Weekends Work remotely: No Powered by JazzHR