Activity Worker 2
Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $29.83 - $29.83 / hourJob Summary
We have an exciting Casual opportunity for Activity Workers to join our team at Baillie House – Ridge Meadows Hospital located in Maple Ridge, BC.
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Come work with dedicated health care providers who are enthusiastic and committed to provide quality healthcare to our clients/patients/residents. We invite you to find out why more than 95% of new employees recommend Fraser Health as an excellent place to work.Work hard and have fun while you do it.
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Detailed Overview
Performs a variety of duties to assist with the social/recreational program in Long Term Care. These duties include group and individual activity programs including bus outings, maintaining related records and providing input into the program activities.Responsibilities
- Under the direction of the Recreation Therapist, plans, prepares and carries out individual and group activities, such as table games, current events, sports activities, music, special events and community outings.
- Provides input and feedback with respect to program activities at regular planning meetings, such as resident participation during activities.
- Accompanies residents on community outings.
- Participates in team conferences, staff meetings, in-service education and provides input to resident care conferences.
- Organizes materials required for programs and advises the Recreation Therapist of supply needs.
- Accesses resident comfort funds for outings and shopping and completes documentation relating to use of resident monies.
- Provides direction to volunteers during activity programs and demonstrates related techniques as required.
- Organizes and maintains program activity areas.
- Performs other related duties as required.
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 communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal effectively with others.
- Ability to teach.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Ability to organize work.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
About Fraser Health
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
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