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Recreation Aide - Casual
@ Career Opportunities
Surrey, British Columbia
Overview
Sienna Senior Living is hiring a casual Recreation Aide at Brookside Lodge, a long term care home, to plan and run recreational programs for residents. The role involves leading activities, supporting residents' interests and progress, and helping new residents settle in. Pay is $31.64 per hour under wage leveling, then collective agreement rates.
Pay:
$31.64 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Prepare daily physical, cognitive and emotional recreation activities
- Lead designated activities and special events
- Assess residents' interests, needs and progress
- Maintain accurate program and participation records
- Help new residents settle in and foster social interaction
Requirements summary:
- Post-secondary diploma or degree in recreation, therapeutic recreation, kinesiology or gerontology, or equivalent seniors experience
- Experience working with seniors
- Understanding of leisure principles and motivation concepts with seniors
- Legally eligible to work in Canada
- Pass a Vulnerable Sector Check and/or Criminal Record Check
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
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 |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector, criminal record |
| Education | College diploma (preferred), Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Recreation and leisure studies, Therapeutic recreation, Kinesiology, Gerontology |
| Perks mentioned | Stock or equity |
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 530 |
Brookside Lodge
This posting is for an existing vacancy
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others? Join our team at Sienna Senior Living Long Term Care and become a vital part of our resident-centered community. As a Recreation Aide, you'll have the opportunity to bring joy and fulfillment to the lives of residents every day. Your role will involve creating and implementing engaging recreational programs tailored to the unique interests and abilities of each individual. Beyond simply providing care, you'll build meaningful relationships and foster a sense of belonging for residents. With each interaction, you'll make a profound impact, enriching lives and creating lasting memories. Come be a part of a team where your dedication and compassion are valued, and where every day brings new opportunities for personal and professional growth. Join us in our mission to ensure that our residents lead lives filled with happiness, dignity, and purpose.
Reporting to an Director of Resident Programs, the Recreation Aide is a critical role within our communities as it impacts the lives of residents.
What Sienna Offers:
We are a purpose driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. And we offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:
· A competitive salary and vacation package
· Health & Dental benefits program
· Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
· Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
· Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
· A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs
What You’ll Be Doing:
Join the Long Term Care team as a Recreation Aide and become an integral part of a dynamic environment focused on enhancing the lives of residents. In this role, you'll cultivate a profound connection with residents, gaining insight into their unique experiences. By fostering relationships with residents and their families, you'll provide diverse support options and engaging program selections to promote their overall health and happiness. Your individual contributions, alongside collaborative teamwork, will play a pivotal role in nurturing a home culture centered on empowering residents to live life to the fullest each day.
How You’ll Succeed:
· Contribute to the development and refinement of programs and initiatives
· Prepare the daily activities providing physical, cognitive and emotional enjoyment
· Support in assessing residents' interests, needs, and progress.
· Maintain accurate records of programs and resident involvement in accordance with departmental guidelines. Provide regular updates on resident participation and feedback to the Team Leader
· Foster social interaction among residents by leading designated activities or special events.
· Assist new residents in getting acquainted with the facility and its recreation program, facilitating introductions to other residents, and encouraging conversation and social engagement among them
Who you are:
· A post-secondary diploma or degree in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation, kinesiology, gerontology or other related field from an indigenous Institute, private career college, college of applied arts and technology, another degree granting Institution or equivalent work experience working with seniors
· Experience in working with seniors including an understanding of motivation concepts with seniors.
· Understanding of leisure principles.
· You must be legally eligible to work in Canada or have a valid work permit
· You must successfully pass a Vulnerable Sector Check and/or Criminal Record Check applicable to the appropriate province
Sienna Senior Living may utilize artificial intelligence to screen and assess applicants for this position.
Act upon your desire to help others and Join Sienna Senior Living as we continue to enhance the lives of those we serve.
Sienna Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process.
Wage Leveling rate of pay $31.64 per hour until such time that wage leveling ends, then the pay rate will reflect the collective agreement pay rates
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