About the Organization

Lift Community Services focuses on helping all people thrive in the qathet region by reducing social inequities and by providing support and advocacy for anyone who needs it. Our vision is a welcoming, inclusive, and diversity-affirming community that is free of poverty and full of heart. At Lift, we believe a thriving, sustainable community comes from a collaborative, equitable, future-focused approach.

Our programs and services include employment services, supportive housing and homeless outreach, temporary shelter services, literacy programs and outreach, immigrant services, adult and family on-demand support. We also provide community leadership and development in overdose response planning, poverty reduction planning, and other projects that develop a more connected and resilient community. Lift operates many resource centres in our community, including the local WorkBC Centre, the Community Resource Centre, the Family Place, and the Dr. Elsie Paul Literacy Centre.

Lift Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Opportunity

We are seeking an Activity Worker to join our Complex Care team. The candidate, above all else, must fundamentally value genuine inclusivity and believe that we, as a community, are ethically accountable for the health and wellness of all who live here.

Overview

• Position: Complex Care Housing - Activity Worker
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Shifts: Monday to Sunday 9am-6pm
• Hourly Wage:$27.15 per hour
  
• Work Site:multiple locations, Powell River
• Start Date:ASAP
• Closing Date: March 31, 2025
• Questions?Contact Cynthia Leighton, Community Health Services Manager at [email protected]

Summary

Within the context of a client/resident and family centred care model and in accordance with established vision and values of VCH, Tlaamin Nation and Lift Community Services, the Activity Worker works under general supervision and in cooperation with multi-disciplinary team members to carry out established activity programs.

Responsibilities include organizing activities, accompanying clients/residents on outings and coordinating portering, demonstrating and teaching activity techniques, and assisting clients/residents with practicing daily living skills. Reports relevant observations of client/resident progress and behaviours to Therapist and/or other healthcare staff, provides direction to volunteers, organizes equipment and supplies for activities, ensures a safe work environment and maintains established inventory of supplies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Carries out individual or group leisure activities based on client/resident care plan
• Demonstrates and teaches the techniques of a variety of social, educational, creativity and behavioural skills
• Accompanies clients/residents on outings and co-ordinates portering during activities
• Assists clients/residents with practicing daily living skills
• Encourages clients/residents and families to participate in relevant decision-making
• Encourages clients/residents to take responsibility in their day to day living by asking them to independently carry out basic tasks within their current functioning level
• Reports relevant observations of client/resident's progress and behaviour by methods such as communicating concerns and/or changes of client's condition to the Therapist and other health care staff.
• Reviews goals of clients/residents on a regular basis and provides suggestions for change or modifications to existing programs as appropriate.
• Maintains a clean, safe work environment by practicing good housekeeping habits
• Maintains equipment and tools by methods such as setting up and organizing items for activity projects, overseeing client/resident usage, returning items to designated areas, counting returned items and identifying missing items to ensure proper and safe usage of equipment; reports malfunctioning equipment, potential hazards, and supply needs to supervisor.
• Maintains established inventory of materials by methods such as preparing purchase requisitions for signature and/or purchasing items through petty cash as directed by the Supervisor. Receives and distributes goods delivered.
• Arranges for entertainment and other community resource involvement for the residents as required.
• Provides work direction to volunteers during activity programs and demonstrates related techniques as required.
• Participates in orientation of new client/residents, staff and volunteers as needed.
• Completes required reports by methods such as recording workload statistics in accordance with established procedures for departmental reporting purposes.
• Participates in departmental and other meetings as requested.
• Prepares, assembles and distributes written communication materials such as newsletters, bulletin board announcements and activity schedules, and performs related clerical tasks.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Grade 12, completion of recognized recreational courses plus two (2) years recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to teach.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

We thank everyone for applying and only those shortlisted will be contacted.

As an inclusive employer, we would like to make the recruitment process as accessible as possible. Please contact us to let us know how we can best support you.

We live and work on the homelands and territories of the Tlaamin People. We honour the land, the Tlaamin People, and their treaty and continually seek to strengthen our relationship and responsibilities to them as guests in the territory.