TherapistTherapist - Toronto, ON, Canada - Responsive Group, Inc.

Description

meet the residents' physical, social, emotional, cognitive, spiritual and cultural needs

Program guides, participation tracking, monthly statistics, Intake documentation, Quarterly documentation, MDS/RAPS, regular care plan updates based on residents' status, progress notes and all assessments needed to determine residents' recreation and rehabilitation needs.

Plan and implement programs based on resident assessments, offering new, creative and innovative recreational programs to residents on an ongoing basis
Plan and implement special events, community-based programs and outings
Participate in department meetings, unit meetings, and multidisciplinary care conferences.

Initiate media notices re:
creative programming in conjunction with the Programs Manager
Develop and maintain community contacts and resources.
Work with different community-based agencies and groups to deliver programming to residents

Required to understand the nature and meaning of quality indicators used by the Home and to understand which indicators are publicly reported.

Other duties as assigned and or indicated in Job Task Inventory.
Has a post-secondary diploma or degree or certificate in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation, gerontology or other related fields from an Ontario post-secondary institution

Or in the reasonable opinion of the Home, have the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience providing recreational and social activities to perform the duties required of this position.

Experience working with seniors, experience/training on GPA, PIECES and U FIRST as well as the statements from Butterfly?
Experience planning, implementing and evaluating programs
Computer literate
Second Language (Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, and Eastern European languages are an asset)
CPR and First Aid qualifications

To show evidence of being focused on people's feelings when interacting and knowing how to turn a task into positive social interaction.

To undertake and meet all legal requirements within a context of promoting individuals' rights and measuring/reducing elements of risk.

As a condition of employment, candidates are required to submit documented results of TB testing (within the last six months or within 14 days upon hire) or a chest X-ray (within the last year), as per Public Health requirements
COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment