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Vancouver Coastal Health
Recreation Programmer
Vancouver
PART TIME
September 21, 2024
Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Recreation Programmer to join the Adanac Park Lodge team in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!
As a Recreation Programmer with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will:
- Work under the general direction of the Program Director and Recreation Therapists, and in consultation with the Recreation Therapy Practice Leader.
- Plan, implement and carry out activity programs.
- Organize and accompany residents on outings.
- Co-ordinate the portering of residents during the activity.
- Demonstrate and teache techniques of related activities,
- Adapt recreation activities to enable residents to maintain maximum potential for independence.
- Provide functional direction to volunteers.
- Report relevant observations of resident's progress/participation to Recreation Therapist.
- Organize furnishings and equipment for designated activities, and maintains established inventory of supplies.
- Operate a bus with a passenger seating capacity of up to 20 passengers to transport residents to and from community participation activities.
Adanac Park Lodge (APL) is a regional Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Long Term Care (LTC) program specializing in providing care to younger adults (19-65 years) with complex health and behavioral needs. APL’s unique population of focus is younger adults who have concurrent Mental Health, Substance Use and/or Acquired Brain Injury; and who often have co-existing physical, developmental and/or chronic health conditions. Residents may reside at APL for as long as they require the specialized services / environment to meet their care needs, up to an including end of life care. APL has a diverse inter-disciplinary team who collaborate with residents and families in their care and on meaningful goals and engagement. In accordance with the vision and values of the organization, APL’s approaches & principles include; Person Centered Care; Trauma Informed Care; Recovery in MH; and Community Engagement.
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Graduation from a recognized recreational program plus one year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
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Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate.
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Valid class 4 license.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to teach.
- Ability to organize work.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?
VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.
- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
- Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
- Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
- Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
- Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff
We are committed to building a representative workforce and encourage applications reflecting diversity of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization or ancestry, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.
***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on Career Hub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***
Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.
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