Posted 3 days ago
RECREATION AIDE
@ SOUTHBRIDGE HOMES
Port Dover, Ontario
Overview
Southbridge Homes is hiring a full-time Recreation Aide at Dover Cliffs LTC in Port Dover, Ontario, to plan and run individual and group activity programs for long-term care residents. The role pays $24.31 per hour and works shifts between 9:00am and 8:00pm. Candidates need a post-secondary recreation-related credential or enrolment in one, plus a vulnerable sector check and a TB test.
Pay:
$24.31 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Plan and run individual and group activity programs for residents
- Set up activity areas and transport residents to programs
- Monitor resident condition and report significant changes
- Maintain program and resident records
Requirements summary:
- Post-secondary diploma in recreation, therapeutic recreation or kinesiology, or enrolled in one
- Experience with geriatric residents, especially those with cognitive impairment
- Strong written, verbal and documentation skills
- Negative vulnerable sector check within 6 months of hire
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · dayforce-feed
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-04
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Customer service |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | TB skin test |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
| Education | College diploma (required), Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Recreation and leisure studies, Therapeutic recreation, Kinesiology |
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SOUTHBRIDGE HOMES
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 267 |
RECREATION AIDE
Home: Dover Cliffs LTC
Location: 501 St George St, Port Dover, ON
Hourly Range: $24.31/ hour
Status: Full Time Vacancy
Schedule: 9:00am - 5:00pm and 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability.
Reporting to the Programs Manager the Activity Aide plays a pivotal role in enriching the lives of residents by bringing joy and fun to our residents. By assisting with the facilitation of different activities for our residents, you will have a hand at making someone’s day… every day!
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, implement and evaluate both individual and group activation program based on assessed needs and as assigned by the Supervisor.
- Set up and clean activity area as necessary and transport residents to and from programs. Monitor the behaviour and condition of residents during programs and report any significant changes to the Supervisor and nursing staff as appropriate.
- Maintain program and resident records according to department policy. Communicate participation by residents to registered staff.
- Work cooperatively with other departments to meet resident needs.
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Post-secondary diploma or degree in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation, kinesiology or other related field from a community college or university or enrolled in same required. If enrolled, must complete program within 3 years of hire date.
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, as well as excellent documentation skills.
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience in one-one/group program planning, implementation and evaluation for both well and the cognitively impaired.
- Ability to work independently and ability to manage time effectively.
- Ability to plan, implement, evaluate new ideas, resident programs and volunteer initiatives.
- Knowledge and/or experience in working with the geriatric population especially those with cognitive impairments
- A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of hire date.
- Completion of a 2 Step TB Skin test within the last 12 months.
We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.
Southbridge welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview.
At Southbridge, we care about your privacy and strive to protect Applicant Data throughout the recruitment process. To that end, information that we gather from applicants via job postings, is used solely for the purposes of recruiting and hiring.
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