Posted 15 days ago
Recreationist, Terraces Memory Care
@ Baycrest
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Baycrest is hiring a permanent full-time Recreationist for its Memory Care floor at Baycrest Terraces. The role designs and leads therapeutic individual and group recreation programs for residents with cognitive impairment, working on evening shifts with alternate weekends. Pay is $28.18 to $35.09 per hour, 70 hours biweekly.
Pay:
$28.18–$35.09 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Develop therapeutic programs for the Memory Care Floor
- Design and lead individual and group programs
- Coordinate with volunteers and staff to monitor resident needs
- Facilitate intergenerational programming
- Maintain program supply inventory
Requirements summary:
- Two-year college diploma in recreation or activation
- TRO or APO membership in good standing
- Experience planning creative recreation programming
- Skill working with frail, cognitively impaired older adults
- Second language such as Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian or Hungarian an asset
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-31
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-31
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 35 |
| Schedule | evening, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | TRO, APO |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Recreation, Activation |
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Baycrest
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A world where every older person lives with purpose, fulfilment and dignity.
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Headquartered on a 22-acre campus in Ontario and fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest is the global leader in developing and providing innovations in aging and brain health. Baycrest is unique in the world, combining a comprehensive system of care for aging patients, one of the world's top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience, dedicated centres focused on mitigating the impact of age-related illness and impairment, and unmatched global knowledge exchange and commercialization capacity. An independent benchmarking study concluded that few institutions match the breadth and uniqueness of the integrated models of service delivery and the calibre of translational research at Baycrest.
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Headquartered on a 22-acre campus in Ontario and fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest is the global leader in developing and providing innovations in aging and brain health. Baycrest is unique in the world, combining a comprehensive system of care for aging patients, one of the world's top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience, dedicated centres focused on mitigating the impact of…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Year founded | 1918 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 35 |
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Baycrest Terraces
has an exciting opportunity for a
RECREATIONIST
Memory Care
Posting Number: 10307
Position Type: Permanent Full-Time
Shift Type: Evening, alternate weekends (subject to change)
Bi-Weekly Hours: 70 Hours, 7 hrs/shift
Union: OPSEU 595
Hourly Pay Rate: $28.18 - $35.09
Date Posted: October 23, 2026
Internal Closing Date: October 30, 2026
About Us
At Baycrest, senior living reflects a commitment to supporting people as they age with purpose, fulfilment and dignity. Through communities such as Baycrest Terraces, we offer retirement living, assisted living and memory care services designed to meet evolving needs.
At Baycrest Terraces, we believe individuals can flourish and embrace opportunity at every stage of their lives. Baycrest Terraces is where residents can continue to thrive in their later years. We offer unmatched health care, social activities, and cultural programs that enhance the physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual health of our residents.
Job Summary
At Baycrest Terraces, leisure is an important component of both quality of life and well-being. It allows individuals opportunities for self-determination and utilization of strengths while engaging in meaningful leisure, which is the foundation of Therapeutic Recreation services. This position will be working with residents on our Memory Care Floor.
Key Responsibilities
- Works with the Terraces Recreation team to develop therapeutic programs for Memory Care Floor
- Providing departmental program coverage, including occasional evening and weekend work
- Design and lead innovative individual and group programs based on residents’ needs
- Ability and flexibility to execute spontaneous programming when resident needs arise
- Work with Volunteers and other staff to identify and monitor resident needs
- Facilitate the provision of intergenerational programming
- Contribute to the multi-disciplinary care team
- Coordinate services with other staff/departments
- Develop and maintain inventory of program supplies
- Adhere to infection control practices, policies and procedures
Qualifications
- Minimum 2-year College Diploma in Recreation or Activation or equivalent
- Member in good standing with TRO or APO
- Experience in planning, implementing and evaluating creative recreation programming
- Skill working with the frail and cognitively impaired older adults
- Ability to work independently and as a part of the interdisciplinary team, and effectively manage challenging situations
- Ability to speak a second language such as Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian or Hungarian would be an asset
- Certificate in U-First and/or Alzheimer Society for Dementia Care Training Program (DCTP) preferred
- Knowledge of community resources would be an asset
- Computer skills and the ability to work with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Publisher
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