RESIDENT PROGRAM MANAGER
Role summary
Extendicare is seeking a Recreation Manager to lead their Recreation department with a person-centered approach. This role involves enhancing resident well-being through meaningful activities, leading and motivating recreation staff and volunteers, managing departmental budgets, and ensuring compliance with guiding principles and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have post-secondary education in Recreation Therapy or Therapeutic Recreation, a minimum of one year of experience in a healthcare setting, and two years of experience in program planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation within a senior's care setting. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential, with proficiency in specific software being an asset.
Job Description
Recreation Manager
Mission:
Join us as a leader driven to enhance our Recreation department with a focus on our
person-centered approach. In this role you will lead a team to encourage residents to
participate in meaningful activities that are both familiar and new which provide overall well-
being and quality of life.
Key Responsibilities:
- Achieving resident and family satisfaction targets
- Ensuring residents participate in multiple events and activities each month
- Lead, Manage and motivate recreation staff and volunteers to meet department and
legislated objectives
- Maintain departmental budget
- Collaborate – Develop, plan, organize and implement resident programs to improve the
resident experience
- Manage – Recreation budget and monitor expenditures
- Comply – with Extendicare’s Guiding Principles and regulatory requirements & Resident
Bill of Rights
- Lend a Helping Hand- to promote and support community engagement opportunities,
through volunteers and community partners
- Cultivate – Hire, train and engage a team of recreation staff and volunteers
- Respond with HEART- Hear, Empathize, Acknowledge, Respond, Thank
Qualifications:
- Post-secondary education in Recreation Therapy or Therapeutic Recreation.
- Minimum one (1) year experience in health care setting
- Minimum two (2) years’ experience in program planning, implementation,
documentation and evaluation in a senior’s care setting.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Proficiency in Activity Pro, Point Click Care, RAI-MDS and care planning is an asset.
- Passion and focus on the person centered approach and working with seniors
- Valid Vulnerable Sector Search (within 6 months)
What Extendicare has to offer:
At Extendicare, we believe that working as a team creates an environment that allows us to
reach our potential. We value each employee, encourage equal opportunity for growth and
recognize achievement. As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
- Continuous mentorship, support for life-long learning and growth opportunities
- Opportunities for advancement and career growth within the organization
- A rewarding and meaningful work experience where you can enrich your life and the
lives of others through your work.
- Employee Family Assistance Program.
- Robust benefits package.
Extendicare is a leading provider of care and services for seniors across Canada, operating
under the Extendicare, ParaMed, Extendicare Assist, and SGP Purchasing Network brands.
We are committed to delivering quality care to meet the needs of a growing seniors’
population, inspired by our mission to provide people with the care they need, wherever
they call home. We operate a network of long-term care homes (both owned and under
management contracts), deliver over 11 million hours of home health care services
annually, and provide group purchasing services to third parties representing approximately
150,000 beds across Canada. Extendicare proudly employs nearly 30,000 qualified, highly
trained and dedicated team members who are passionate about providing high-quality care
and services to help people live better
Time Type:
Full time
At Extendicare, we’ve spent more than 50 years dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents in our long-term care homes across Canada. When you join Extendicare, you become part of a compassionate, mission-driven team committed to creating a safe, supportive, and enriching environment for every resident we serve.
We provide competitive compensation that reflects the value of this role and the unique qualifications each candidate brings. Final salary offers are based on a variety of factors such as your skills, experience, education, and alignment with the responsibilities of this position.
Base salary is one component of our broader total rewards package. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your health, financial well-being, and long-term career growth. Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards offerings during the hiring process.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support certain stages of the recruitment process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing candidate responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment — every application is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure thoughtful and equitable consideration. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Extendicare is committed to fostering an accessible, inclusive, and equitable hiring process. We gladly accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of recruitment and selection upon request.