Activity Coordinator

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of individuals requiring long-term care? Are you committed to providing quality care and putting the person, not the disease, first? If you answered yes to both questions, Loch Lomond Villa is the place where you can make a difference in someone's quality of life.

Loch Lomond Villa is an award-winning community of health and social care providers committed to enhancing the lives of our residents, who are proud to call us home. Our comprehensive approach ensures our residents receive the most innovative and best practices in care possible, while our compassion and dedication keep our focus exclusively on the individual. Our core values, along with our Planetree Person-Centred Philosophy, form the basis of our relationships with our residents, tenants, their families, our staff, and the community. Loch Lomond Villa is nationally accredited (Accreditation Canada) and is the largest Certified Planetree Continuing Care Community in the Canada. We have proudly served our residents and the community since 1972.

We are currently seeking an Activity Coordinator to join our Recreation Team. The successful candidate will assist in planning, developing, organizing, and implementing therapeutic recreation programs with residents, tenants, families, and house teams to fulfill the social, cultural, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs and desires of the residents.

They will commit to meeting the individualized needs of the residents who live at Loch Lomond Villa through the Planetree Philosophy of Person-Centred Care. They will conduct all actions according to the mission of Loch Lomond Villa and promote its organizational values, with a commitment to functioning as part of a team.

Qualifications:

• University degree/diploma in Therapeutic Recreation or post-secondary completion of a certified course in Recreation Programming plus coursework in gerontology/psychology is preferred.
• Ability to communicate and relate to residents challenged by age or disability.
• Must be capable of working independently, with good organizational and planning skills.
• Must be able to prepar reports as required
• Team player - ability to work well with others and function as a Team Member
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Must provide a Criminal Record Check/Vulnerable Persons Check.
• Must pass a Department of Social Development Record Check.
• Must pass a pre-employment medical.