Program Aide - Part-time - Retirement

Are you a Program Aide  that has a passion for making a difference? 

At The Wellington Nursing Home we are passionate about ‘Making Every Moment Matter.” We are seeking a candidate that shares our values - a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a strong moral compass and has a commitment to teamwork. 
At The Wellington Nursing Home, we are passionate about providing compassionate care for families' loved ones, where the residents of our home come before anything else. Our values follow a ‘People’ focused philosophy, Participation ~ Excellence ~ Openness ~ Performance ~ Longevity ~ Efficient Use of Resources. This philosophy can be seen in every aspect and level of our home. 

A day in the role of a Program Aide  at The Wellington Nursing Home.

As a Program Aide  at The Wellington Nursing Home, you will enhance their quality of life by promoting independence and choice through a variety of  leisure activities . 
Under the direction of the Program Manager,   a Program Aide  provides meaningful leisure oppurtuntiies looking at the Five Domains of health to provide a holistic approach to the residents The Wellington Serves. Once leisure oppurtunties are completed, the tprogram aide will  documents where applicable. 

This position is responsible for but not limited to:

• Performs a wide variety of tasks that include providing assistance with community outings, and social connections, physical programming, emotional based programming.
• provides independence and advocacy to the residents, enabling them to make their own leisure choices to respect their dignity.  
• Provides direction and guidance to residents in the provision of activities using the five domains of Health ; physical, social, spiritual, intellectual and emotional. .
• Monitor resident’s wellbeing and report changes in their physical, emotional conditions to registered staff.
• Responsible for accurate documentation on the residents for each shift adhering to relevant policies and procedures.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures of the home including the Code of Conduct
• Maintain effective and professional communication with residents, Families and fellow coworkers
• Promote the Vision, Mission and Values as well as Residents' Bill of Rights
• Maintain a quality focus in all things
• Ensure the health and safety of residents, families and co workers
• Other Duties as assigned and or indicated in Job Task Inventory

 
Qualifications

At The Wellington Nursing Home we take pride in our employees, so your qualifications are important to us. We use them to get to know you and see if we are a good fit for each other. The qualifications needed to join our family at The Wellington Nursing Home are as follows:

• Therapeuitc Recreation diplomia/degree from a reptible organization through ministry of college /or university 
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing
• Good interpersonal skills
• GPA a benefit
• Must have a clear vulnerable sector screen, no older than 6 months, TB test results less than 6 months old, must be able to provide three supervisory references.
• The Wellington Nursing Home recognizes the importance of immunization to protect our residents, staff and others from COVID-19. As such, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, it will be a condition of employment that all new hires have received, at minimum, the first two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada with the booster dose scheduled. 

How to apply?

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and references. We look forward to speaking with you, and making every moment count!

Our organization takes the accessibility needs of employees and candidates with disabilities into account during the position summary review process. Employees and candidates are required to notify their Director/Manager/Supervisor or Hiring Manager if they have any particular accessibility needs and the organization will work with the employee to address them.
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