Activities Worker - Repost

Requisition ID: 346094

Position Number: 20067119

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

City: Churchill

Site: Churchill Health Centre

Department / Unit: Nursing Unit Churchill

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: CUPE-CS-WCHREO

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 1950

Salary: $17.728, $18.260, $18.808, $19.372, $19.953, $20.551

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Position Overview

Under the direction of the Manager of Patient Care, the Activities Worker plans and provides recreational therapy for each individual resident of Dancing Sky Personal Care Home. The Activities Worker is responsible for program development and social activities both inside and outside of the facility.

Experience

• Previous experience working with the elderly or volunteer work with the elderly is desirable.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Must have grade 12 or equivalent.
• A degree or certificate in recreational activities or physical education would be an asset.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Not applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and written.
• Ability to work independently as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to exercise professional judgement, initiative and discretion.

Physical Requirements

• Possible Heavy lifting at times.
• Possible eye strain.
• Possible posture and muscle problems.
• Possible contact with clients/patients with aggressive behaviour.
• Other demands as it pertains to position.
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases.
• Extreme outside weather conditions.
• Competing priorities.
• High level of stress at times.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.