Posted 10 days ago
Recreation Worker Villa Forum
@ Mississauga Italian Canadian Benevolent Association
Mississauga, Ontario
Overview
Mississauga Italian Canadian Benevolent Association is hiring a full-time Recreation Worker for its Villa Forum long-term care home. The role plans and runs daily recreation and leisure programs for residents, both in the home and in the community, and keeps residents' participation and documentation up to date. The posting states a wage of $24.93 per hour.
Pay:
$24.93 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Plan and run daily recreation and leisure activities for residents
- Create and maintain engaging spaces in the home
- Communicate with residents, families and community groups
- Observe and document changes in resident participation
- Participate in program evaluation and quality improvement
Requirements summary:
- Prior experience working with seniors, preferably in long-term care
- Post-secondary diploma or degree in recreation, therapeutic recreation or related field
- Or a health care diploma or degree with recreation experience in health care settings
- Enrolment in a recreation program with completion within three years of hire
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-28
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Department | Social & community services |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer low |
| Education | College diploma (required), Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Recreation and leisure studies, Therapeutic recreation, Health care related field |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Mississauga Italian Canadian Benevolent Association
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 10 |
About Us
At AgeCare, our mission is to empower residents to live their lives to the fullest by prioritizing their health and well-being. We firmly believe that we are working in our residents' homes, and we dedicate ourselves to providing a comfortable and person-centered environment. Working in long-term care is more than just a job; it is a calling for many of us.
The Opportunity:
The Recreation Worker plans, develops, and runs a variety of meaningful recreation and leisure pursuits which promotes wellbeing, purpose, creativity, a sense of community, lifelong learning, and fun.
The Recreation Worker facilitates planned and spontaneous opportunities to support the maintenance and development of resident skills and knowledge as well as the development of relationships and personal connections.
What Is In It For You:
Assists in development, planning and implementing daily recreation and leisure activities, both in the home and in the community, using a collection of holistic resident information and choices, and in a manner that reflects AgeCare’s philosophy and approach to resident programming.
Assists in creating and maintaining engaging spaces/environments in the home that support meaningful resident activity and participation.
Develops and maintains good communications with residents and their families, friends, as well as volunteers, community groups and agencies.
Observes, reports and documents as required, any changes in the resident’s ability to participate in activities, updating plan of care as appropriate.
Supports all departments in their efforts to foster resident engagement in meaningful ways.
Models the way, leading programs in a manner that supports and maximizes residents’ skills and abilities.
Participates in the on-going evaluation of the recreation program and related quality improvement processes.
What You Will Need:
Prior experience working with seniors, preferably in a long-term care setting.
Graduate of a post-secondary diploma or degree program in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation or other related field from a community college or university.
Enrolled in a community college or university in a diploma or degree program in recreation and leisure studies, therapeutic recreation, or other related field with the intent to successfully complete the program within three years of being hired.
OR
A post-secondary degree or diploma in a health care related field and demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in providing recreation and leisure services in a health care setting including:
Planning, developing, and facilitating meaningful activities across all domains of wellness for individuals of varying levels of functioning,
Assessment, care planning and other related documentation,
Therapeutic programming techniques and approaches,
Application of recreation and leisure principles and practices and implementation of these in a long-term care or health care setting,
And supporting others to foster a culture of resident engagement.
This job posting is for an active, open position, and all applications are reviewed by our team without the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Canadian work experience is not required. If you are qualified and, where applicable, licensed or registered for the position, we welcome your application.
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