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Recreation - Retirement - Temporary Full Time

@ Schlegel Villages

Burlington, Ontario

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Overview

Schlegel Villages is hiring a temporary full-time Recreation Team Member at Tansley Woods in Burlington, Ontario, to run group activities and one-to-one programs for residents. The role runs bi-weekly 71-hour schedules on rotating afternoon and evening shifts, every other weekend, at a hiring rate of $19.81 per hour under the collective agreement.

Responsibilities:

  • Run group activities and recreational programs
  • Support residents through one-to-one activities
  • Document residents' participation and wellbeing
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary care teams

Requirements summary:

  • Strong time management and teamwork
  • Caring, respectful attitude toward residents and families
  • Customer service focus
  • Recreation, leisure or gerontology diploma or degree (asset)
  • Knowledge of recreational therapy (asset)
Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-11-13
First seen by our source
2026-11-13
Source record updated
2026-11-13

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentSocial & community services
Hours per week71
Scheduleday, evening, weekends
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingCare home
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer low
EducationCollege diploma (preferred), Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
Fields of studyRecreation, Leisure studies, Gerontology
Perks mentionedRetirement plan, Tuition support, Performance bonus

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Schlegel Villages

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Our Long-term Care and Retirement Villages thrive with a strong family culture.

Full company description

Canadian owned and operated, Schlegel Villages manages high quality long term care and retirement Villages across Ontario. Our Villages benefit from the Schlegel family having over 70 years of direct experience co-owning, managing and operating Long Term Care and Retirement Communities in Ontario. The Schlegel Family’s overarching mission is to build and strengthen community. One very important and tangible way of building community is by providing care and quality of life for older adults, which we have been doing for 70 years. Our central belief is that elders should be kept at the centre of our communities, not relegated to the periphery. The Villages we create are places where elders can live a life of meaning and purpose while continuing to stay connected and contributing to the broader community. Discover your story of growth at www.schlegelvillages.com/careers

LinkedIn followers
18,940
People associated on LinkedIn
1,647
Reported office locations
  • 325 Max Becker Drive, Kitchener, Ontario N2E 4H5, CA
  • 32 Bayberry Dr, Guelph, Ontario N0G 0C9, CA
  • 9855 McHugh Street, Windsor, Ontario N8P 0A6, CA
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  • 425 Great Lakes Dr., Brampton, Ontario L6R 2W8, CA
  • 4100 Upper Middle Road, Burlington, Ontario L7M 4W8, CA
  • 3800 Brock St. North, Whitby, Ontario L1R 3A5, CA
  • 250 Laurelwood Drive, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 0E2, CA
  • 1620 Upper Wentworth Street, Hamilton, Ontario L9B 2W3, CA
  • 545 Dymott Ave, Milton, Ontario L9E 2C9, CA
Business categories
  • Health Care
  • Communities
  • Retirement
  • Real Estate
Other recorded names
  • Schlegel Villages
Specialties
  • Long Term Care
  • Retirement Living
  • Memory Care
  • Assisted Living
  • Senior Living
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Care
  • Health Care
  • Village Life
  • #ElderWisdom
  • Independent Living
  • Career Opportunities
  • Nursing Care
  • and Active Living
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
No
Reported total investment
0

Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.

Canadian owned and operated, Schlegel Villages manages high quality long term care and retirement Villages across Ontario. Our Villages benefit from the Schlegel family having over 70 years of direct experience co-owning, managing and operating Long Term Care and Retirement Communities in Ontario. The Schlegel Family’s overarching mission is to build and strengthen community. One very important and tangible way of…

FieldValue
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
Company size5,001-10,000 employees
HeadquartersKitchener, Ontario
Organization typePrivately Held
Year founded1953
SpecialtiesLong Term CareRetirement LivingMemory CareAssisted LivingSenior LivingNursing CareDementia CareHealth CareVillage Life#ElderWisdom
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Job description

The Village of Tansley Woodshas an exciting opportunity for a Recreation Team Member to join their team.

  • Status: Temporary Full Time
  • Bi-Weekly: [71] Hours
  • Hours: 12:00-20:00, 12:30-20:30, 15:00-20:30 [Working on ALL neighbourhoods including Emmas]
  • Location: 4100 Upper Middle Road, Burlington Ontario
  • The hiring rate for this role is $19.81 per collective agreement/employee association agreement.

How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members:

  • Competitive salary, and benefits;
  • Significant opportunities for Growth and Development
  • Ongoing Team Member Appreciation incentives and rewards and recognition
  • Extended Health Benefits & Retirement Savings
  • Individualized Assistance for Team Member Education and Development
  • Loans and Scholarships to help our team members realize their greatest potential
  • Financial Hardship Support Program: Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund
  • A Unique Family Culture

As a new Recreation Team Member you will:

  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to support a holistic recreational program
  • Experience facilitating group activities and programs
  • Proficiency documenting residents’ participation, engagement and holistic wellbeing in programs and 1:1 activities
  • Have exceptional time management skills and ability to work in collaboration with a team
  • Support and embrace our resident-centred social culture and be proud to deliver the highest quality of customer service to our residents
  • Work every other weekend
  • Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents, families, and team members

As a new Recreation Team Member joining our Village Team it would be an ASSET but not required for you to having the following:

  • Hold a diploma or degree recreation/leisure studies and/or gerontology from a community college or university
  • Knowledge of the five domains in Therapeutic Recreation that contribute to an individual’s health
  • Knowledge of recreational therapy practices, methods, techniques and opportunities to improve resident’s well-being and holistic health

At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through innovation, Village design and culture change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents’ satisfaction, is YOU and our teams.

We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life enriching experience. We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously: “to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident”.

Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with the hiring leader.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are ingrained within the Schlegel Culture, and our Villages are more welcoming, open-hearted and vibrant because of it. Each Village is strengthened by the unique lived experienceof every person connected to it. Everyone is included and respected in their spirituality, cultural diversity and individuality. Regardless of ability, heritage or cultural roots, our people are embraced, just as they are, and we celebrate and support life purpose within the community.

At Schlegel Villages, our hiring practices reflect our commitment to human connection and strong relationships that we strive to provide in our Villages. We do not use artificial intelligence in our screening or selection processes; applications are reviewed by our recruitment professionals who thoughtfully assess candidate’s fit with our posted opportunities, mission and values.

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