Come Grow with Amica and take your Career from GOOD to GREAT!

Come join Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc., one of Canada’s most experienced and highly regarded providers of services and accommodations for mature adults.  Our vision is to be the best in the world at delivering superior Wellness & Vitality™ within exceptional independent living retirement communities.

We proudly announce an outstanding opportunity at Amica at Windsor:

 Community Recreation Coordinator

Amica at Windsor, Windsor, ON
 

(Permanent, Full-Time)

The Community Recreation Coordinator is internally known as the Wellness and Vitality Coordinator™.  Under the guidance of the General Manager and the Corporate Manager, Wellness & Vitality, this position is responsible for all Wellness & Vitality™ Programs in the Community, including the development and implementation of each of the physical, emotional, spiritual, social, intellectual and vocational programs provided to our residents. The incumbent will be required to take a hands-on approach in facilitating and delivering the programs as well as supervising the Wellness & Vitality Assistant(s) and coordinating the Volunteer Program and the Resident’s Committee.

You are a dynamic self-starter with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.  Your passion for promoting an improved quality of life for mature adults is evidenced by your knowledge and understanding of the aging process and its significance to mature adults programming.  You have previous experience working with mature adults or in a related setting.  You have a diploma or degree from a recognized institution in Therapeutic Recreation, Leisure Studies, Kinesiology, Recreation, Activation or a degree in Psychology, Sociology or Gerontology with a certificate in Recreation/Activation. Certificates in Management, Gerontology, Group Fitness and Aquatics would be an asset.  A Class 4 Driver’s License is necessary and current certification in CPR and First Aid is required.   Weekend availability will be a requirement. 

At Amica, our branded Wellness & Vitality™ Programs, along with the expertise and dedication of our people, are the foundation of our success.  Amica employees want to make a difference and dedicate their working day to ensuring this happens.  If you share this passion and are looking to build your career with a dynamic, fast-growing company, in a long-term growth industry, then we want to hear from you.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please visit our Amica careers website at www.amica.ca/careers.  

JOB POSTING CLOSING DATE:

Internal Applicant Closing Date:       January 31, 2014

External Applicant Closing Date:      Vacant until Filled