We are passionate about ‘Making Every Moment Matter™.” We are seeking a candidate that shares our values - a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a strong moral compass and who has a commitment to teamwork. The ideal candidate is a warm and loving person who makes meaningful connections with those they are caring for. The Program Therapist reports to the Programs Manager and participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team to plan, implement and evaluate programs, outings and events that meet the residents’ physical, social, emotional, cognitive, spiritual and cultural needs
Responsibilities:
- Complete documentation and accurate records as required including: Program guides, participation tracking, monthly statistics, Intake documentation, Quarterly documentation, MDS/RAPS, regular care plan updates based on residents’ status, progress notes and all assessments needed to determine residents' recreation and rehabilitation needs.
- Plan and implement programs based on resident assessments, offering new, creative and innovative recreational programs to residents on an ongoing basis
- Plan and implement special events, community-based programs and outings
- Evaluate and make adaptations to programs as appropriate
- Complete equipment assessments and ensure that resident has access to appropriate assistive devices as required (i.e. wheelchair, walker)
- Participate in department meetings, unit meetings, and multidisciplinary care conferences.
- Ensure effective communication and good human relations with residents, residents’ families, volunteers and staff
- Ensures that posters, notices, and calendars are up to date, attractively displayed and easy for residents to read.
- Initiate media notices re: creative programming in conjunction with the Programs Manager
- Develop and maintain community contacts and resources.
- Work with different community-based agencies and groups to deliver programming to residents
- Required to understand the nature and meaning of quality indicators used by the Home and to understand which indicators are publicly reported.
- Required to participate in the improvement of the indicators and achieve satisfactory results.
- Other duties as assigned and or indicated in Job Task Inventory
Qualifications:
The qualifications needed to join our family are as follows:
- Has a post-secondary diploma or degree or certificate in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation, gerontology or other related fields from an Ontario post-secondary institution
- OR has a post-secondary diploma, degree or certificate granted in another jurisdiction that, in the reasonable opinion of the licensee, is equivalent to the diploma, degree or certificate described above.
- Experience working with seniors, experience/training on GPA, PIECES and U FIRST as well as the statements from Butterfly?
- Experience planning, implementing and evaluating programs
- Computer literate
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Knowledge of RAI-MDS – AIS certified, if not must be completed successfully within one (1) year of being hired.
- Second Language (Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, and Eastern European languages are an asset)
- CPR and First Aid qualifications
- To show evidence of being focused on people’s feelings when interacting and knowing how to turn a task into positive social interaction.
- To undertake and meet all legal requirements within a context of promoting individuals’ rights and measuring/reducing elements of risk.
- Must provide a complete and current (within six months) Vulnerable Sector Check (including a Criminal Background Check) or be willing to obtain one
- As a condition of employment, candidates are required to submit documented results of TB testing (within the last six months or within 14 days upon hire) or a chest X-ray (within the last year), as per Public Health requirements
- Two supervisory references required
- COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment
- French speaking an asset (for Champlain and Lancaster)
- Italian speaking an asset (for Villa Marconi)
What do we offer you?
- Competitive wages
- Employee benefits
- Employee perks
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Support for personal and professional growth We look forward to speaking with you and Making Every Moment Matter™. Although we appreciate all applicants' interest, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. We strive to be diverse, inclusive, fair, equitable and accessible by addressing barriers a
Wage:$23.553