Activity Aide- Part Time - West Park Ltc
Job Description
Job Description - PART TIME (30 hrs bi-weekly)
Job Title - Activity Aide Ontario
Qualifications - post-secondary diploma or degree in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation, kinesiology or other related field from a community college or university or enrolled in same.
Technical Competencies
Complaint Resolution, Public Relations, Long Term Care Industry, CQI Principles, Project Management Principles, Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, Facilitation Skills
Experience - 1-2 years' experience, preferably in a long-term care setting.
Experience in assessing activation needs, development, implementation, and evaluation of activation programs.
- Point Click Care - Activity Pro
- Extendicare's Core Competencies - Business Savvy
- Commitment to Results - Communication
- Resilience - Customer Focus
- Systems Thinking - Teamwork
- Motivation to Improve
Key Accountabilities
Examples
-Delivery of resident programming - Therapeutic programs - Evaluation
-Implementation -Diversion program Planning -Documentation
- Participation in IDTC's -Coordinating - Fundraising
-Public relations - Participating in resident care -Liaising with stakeholders
- Customer service -Facilitating resident, family and volunteer interaction
Quality Improvement - Obtains feedback from customer and implements improvement strategies.
Recommends improvement activities.
Occupational Health and Safety Accountabilities
Carry out all assigned duties in compliance with applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation and Company policy.
Follow safe work practices as directed by their supervisor and as required by the applicable Occupational Health and Safety legislation.
Participate in all required occupational health and safety training.
Use appropriate equipment and wear personal protective equipment or clothing, as required by Extendicare/ParaMed.
Report any known or identified health and safety hazards or violations to their supervisor.
Refrain from any conduct that puts themselves, workers, contractors, or others at risk.
Privacy Accountabilities
Respects and preserves the privacy, confidentiality and security of health care and employee information at all times. Violations of this statement include, but are not limited to:
Accessing confidential information that is not within the scope of the individuals' duties.
Misusing, disclosing without proper authorization, or altering confidential information.
Disclosing to another person the unique username or password for accessing electronic confidential health care information
Using another person's username or password to access information.
Discussing confidential information in a public area
Leaving confidential health care or employee information in public areas
Disposing of confidential information inappropriately
Extendicare's Code of Business Conduct and Standards of Employee Conduct policies are to be adhered to by the employee groups they always apply to.
Resident/Family Safety Accountabilities
In the interest of the safety of residents and family members, employees while on duty are accountable to carry out all duties assigned within the scope of their job in compliance with applicable legislation, standards, and company policy.
Refrain from any conduct that puts residents and family members at risk.
All applications are to be submitted to Trisha Prasad in writing.