Job Description

Description :

Our Village of Sandalwood Park located in Brampton, Ontario has an exciting opportunity for a REGISTERED KINESIOLOGIST to join their village team, Full-Time.

At Schlegel Villages you can me YOU while being part of OUR Family.

How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members:

• Ongoing training
• Personal & Professional Growth Opportunities
• Benefits and access to our Employee Family Assistance Program
• Vacation
• Discounts at Village Services
• Team appreciation events
• Access to The Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund
• Retirement Savings

To be successful as our new Kinesiologist, you will:

• Hold a Degree in Kinesiology with a focus on psychomotor behaviour and exercise rehabilitation
• Demonstrate experience developing, implementing, evaluating, and modifying physical and/or cognitive exercise programs based on the needs of the residents
• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents, families, and team members
• Understand the physical, mental, and emotional demands of the role

It would be an asset if our new Kinesiologist has:

• Registration with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario
• Knowledge of relevant policies, procedures, legislation, regulations and best practices a Experience and/or desire to provide educational sessions/ seminars
• Demonstrated experience working with seniors and/or persons with cognitive or physical impairments
• Experience working in the retirement and long-term care sector (eg. School placement)

As a new Kinesiologist joining our Village, you will:

Support and embrace our resident-centred social culture and be proud to deliver the highest quality of care to our residents. You will work as key members of our Village and neighbourhood multidisciplinary teams to understand residents\xe2\x80\x99 needs, and advocate for residents to actively participate in decisions about their physical care.

Coordinate and oversee the Program for Active Living at the Village level which focuses on enhancing the quality of life of our residents and maximizing independence. Our Kinesiologists design and implement innovative physical and cognitive exercise programs with individual residents and monitors\xe2\x80\x99 progress.

Work in close collaboration with Physiotherapists, and Occupational Therapists to ensure the needs of the residents are being met.

You can be you while being a part of our family.

At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through , and change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents\xe2\x80\x99 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: \xe2\x80\x9cto 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\xe2\x80\x9d.

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.

Schlegel Villages is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome newcomers, those of visible minorities such as indigenous, youth and or new comers to Canada to apply.

We\xe2\x80\x99d love to talk to you about what makes us different.

Skills : Time Management: Novice
Prioritizing: Novice
Group Facilitating: Novice
Dependability: Novice
Connection & Belonging: Novice
Strengths Based: Novice

Education : Bachelors
Technical/other training

Licences & certifications C of Kinesiology Reg

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