Activity Worker

Status: Temporary, Full-time

Start Date: As soon as possible

End Date: March 31st, 2027 - (Contingent on Funding)

Salary Range: $30.29 - $31.29

Location: Maple Ridge, BC

Schedule: Tuesday, Wed, Thurs, Friday & Saturday - 10am-6pm

Job Summary
Under the direction of the Senior Manager, the Activity Worker is responsible for developing, implementing, evaluating and participating in activities of daily living as required, and / or supervises staff.

Typical Job Duties

•Develop, implement, evaluate and participate in activation, life skills, recreational and/or social activities designed to meet the needs of clients. Provide residents with nursing assistant care.
•Observe clients and their environments, and reports unsafe conditions and behavioral, physical, and/or cognitive changes. Promote client participation in activities and provide feedback regarding the performance and progress of clients.
•May meet with other service providers to assess activity and client objectives and goals and liaise with residential care workers and families to promote client participation.
•Interview clients to establish eligibility or appropriateness for activity and refer clients to other programs/ services and provide information regarding available resources.
•Complete and maintain related records and documentation such as statistics, progress reports, activity plans and client activity profiles.
•Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

•A Diploma in Recreation Service Delivery or equivalent combination of post-secondary education and experience in an applied Human/Social Service field and at least two years of working experience in a mental health setting including community work experience.
•Resident Care Attendant Certificate or similar
•Valid First Aid/CPR Certificate
•A Ministry of Justice Criminal Records Clearance required if hired
•WHIMIS
• Valid Class 5 B.C. Driver’s License & Access to a reliable vehicle will be required.

Knowledge and Abilities

•Knowledge of and ability to do various arts and crafts, handicrafts and sports activities
•Knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation principles
•Ability to develop, organize, coordinate, deliver and evaluate individual and group activities
•Ability to work with clients living with mental illness
•Ability to work effectively independently and in cooperation with others
•Effective time management, organizational skills and prioritization
•Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
•Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
•Ability to observe, recognize, report and follow up on changes in clients.

About Coast

Coast Mental Health (Coast) is one of the largest mental health non-profit societies in Canada and operates a large array of innovative housing and community-based rehabilitation services for people with a mental illness living in and around Vancouver. Coast operates in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia providing approximately 1000 people with supportive housing and 4000 clients living in the community with a wide variety of programs and services.

Coast fosters a client-driven, recovery-oriented environment that promotes restoring health, personal growth and a return to society for individuals with a mental illness through advocacy and providing direct programs and services. Coast is deeply invested in cultural safety, reconciliation, and anti-racism. Our employees receive training on cultural humility, trauma-informed practice, and inclusive leadership. We strive to reflect the communities we serve and value lived experience alongside professional qualifications.

Why Coast

• We recognize safety as a top priority for the organization.
• We believe in our people and recognize hard work.
• We operate client-centered care under the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation.
• We offer a variety of work placement opportunities within the organization.
• We strive to be the best that we can be.
• We hold Exemplary Standing with Accreditation Canada.
• We have been recognized with numerous awards for our innovative programming.
• We care about our employees, and believe in living our values and culture throughout the organization

Some of the Benefits we Offer

• 100% employer-paid benefits for employees and their families.
• Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Group Life, Massage therapy, Physiotherapy, and Unlimited Out-of-Province and Out-of-Country Emergencies.
• General sick-leave accruals.
• Long-term disability programs. Short-term disability programs available to exempt positions only.
• 5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year.
• 8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program, which includes personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health Coaching. In addition, Coast provides a cognitive behavioural therapy program (CBT abilities program) and Headversity for managing a variety of life issues and includes self-paced therapeutic support.

***For any unionized positions, current/internal Coast employees must apply within seven (7) days of the posting date with their internal UKG account (using their Coast email address), in order to be considered as an internal applicant. Current/internal Coast employees who apply to a unionized position using an external account (or email), or after the seven (7) day deadline will be considered an external candidate. In this case, seniority will not be considered.***

Coast Mental Health is committed to creating a culture of diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion or disability