Our client is a Retirement Residence currently has asked to us to assist in hiring Director of Care / Wellness for their facility.

Our client is a purpose driven organization. They aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued heard and empowered to do meaningful work. And they offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:

- A competitive salary and vacation package

- Health & Dental advantages program

- 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:

You will be a welcomed member of the Retirement team, working in a rapid-paced environment where you will make a meaningful difference in residents’ lives.

As a Director of Wellness you’ll form a deep understanding of your residents and their living experience.

You will build relationships with the residents and their family members, offering a variety of support options and program choices that enrich their daily health and well being.

As an individual and part of a wider team, you will be a robust contributor to the culture of the home, where the focus is always on helping residents live fully, every day.

How You’ll Succeed

- Resident/ Family Relations:

- Builds relationships while interacting with residents and families to ensure we offer personalized, choice driven care and support.

- Current Hire Support:

- Recruitment, onboarding, orientation and retention of our Wellness Team members

- Partnerships:

- Create and maintain partnerships with site level team members, Regional Team members,



and external stakeholders such as hospitals, community health care professionals and The Alzheimer’s Association.

- Accountability:

- Reviewing audits, reports, dashboards, progress notes, assessments and care plans to ensure compliance with standards and Provincial Regulations.

- Leadership:

- Departmental oversight to include Assessment, Incident, Quality, Risk, Human Resources, IPAC & Memory Care Program (where applicable) management

Who You Are:

- A desire to create memorable moments for all our residents and their families
- A commitment to promote a positive, respectful and supportive environment for all our residents, families, visitors and team members
- A passion inspire others to make a difference in their own life and the lives of our resident, families, and team members
- A pledge to provide the highest quality of services that will promote, elevate and support the health and happiness of our seniors

- Current Registration and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario

- Knowledge of applicable provincial regulations and standards inclusive of Memory Care requirements(where applicable)

- Current First Aide and HCP CPR What you need to know:

- We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and residents feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience

- You must be legally eligible to work in Canada or have a valid work/study permit

- You must successfully pass a Vulnerable Sector Check

- Committed to protecting our team members, residents and families. We require all successful candidates to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with two doses of vaccine that is approved by Health Canada

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