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Recreationist - TerracesBaycrest • Toronto, CA
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Recreationist - Terraces

Recreationist - Terraces

Baycrest • Toronto, CA
20 days ago
Salary
CA$28.18 hourly
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Baycrest Terraces

has an exciting opportunity for a

RECREATIONIST

Posting Number: 9983

Position Type: Permanent Full Time

Shift Type: Evening, alternate weekends (subject to change)

Bi-Weekly Hours: 70 Hours, 7 hrs/shift

Union: OPSEU 595

Hourly Pay Rate: $28.18 - $35.09

Date Posted: June 2, 2026

Internal Closing Date: June 9, 2026

About Us

At Baycrest, senior living reflects a commitment to supporting people as they age with purpose, fulfilment and dignity. Through communities such as Baycrest Terraces, we offer retirement living, assisted living and memory care services designed to meet evolving needs.

At Baycrest Terraces, we believe individuals can flourish and embrace opportunity at every stage of their lives. Baycrest Terraces is where residents can continue to thrive in their later years. We offer unmatched health care, social activities, and cultural programs that enhance the physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual health of our residents.

Job Summary

At Baycrest Terraces, leisure is an important component of both quality of life and well-being. It allows individuals opportunities for self-determination and utilization of strengths while engaging in meaningful leisure, which is the foundation of Therapeutic Recreation services. This position will be working with residents on our Memory Care Floor.

Key Responsibilities

  • Works with the Terraces Recreation team to develop therapeutic programs for Memory Care Floor
  • Providing departmental program coverage, including occasional evening and weekend work
  • Design and lead innovative individual and group programs based on residents’ needs
  • Ability and flexibility to execute spontaneous programming when resident needs arise
  • Work with Volunteers and other staff to identify and monitor resident needs
  • Facilitate the provision of intergenerational programming
  • Contribute to the multi-disciplinary care team
  • Coordinate services with other staff/departments
  • Develop and maintain inventory of program supplies
  • Adhere to infection control practices, policies and procedures

Qualifications

  • Minimum 2-year College Diploma in Recreation or Activation or equivalent
  • Member in good standing with TRO or APO
  • Experience in planning, implementing and evaluating creative recreation programming
  • Skill working with the frail and cognitively impaired older adults
  • Ability to work independently and as a part of the interdisciplinary team, and effectively manage challenging situations
  • Ability to speak a second language such as Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian or Hungarian would be an asset
  • Certificate in U-First and/or Alzheimer Society for Dementia Care Training Program (DCTP) preferred
  • Knowledge of community resources would be an asset
  • Computer skills and the ability to work with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Publisher


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