Regional Director of the Program for Active Living

Schlegel Villages
CA - Kitchener
April 26, 2025
Marketing

Regional Director of the Program for Active Living

Job Category: Therapy Services

Requisition Number: DIREC023916

Posted: April 7, 2025

Full-Time

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Our Support office located in Kitchener, Ontario has an exciting opportunity for a Regional Director for the Program for Active Living.

As the Regional Director of the Program for Active Living, 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 a key member of our Support office and Village multidisciplinary teams to understand residents' needs and advocate for residents to actively participate in decisions about their physical care.

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

How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members:

Personal & Professional Growth - We grow 7 out of 10 leaders internally
Ongoing Training and Development Opportunities
Benefits and access to our Employee Family Assistance Program
Discounts at Village Services
Team Appreciation Events and Points Program
Access to The Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund - Financial Hardship Program
Loans and Scholarship Programs
Retirement Savings

Regional Director for the Program for Active Living job description:

Support the hiring & onboarding of new Program for Active Living (PAL) team members and support them in everyday village life.
Work with multidisciplinary teams to support clinical programs, including but not limited to fall prevention, lifts & transfers, restraints/PASDs, and education as related to the PAL program.
Lead the development and evaluation of comprehensive operational policies and programs for the Village PAL program.
Lead and promote PAL through partnerships with education partners - organizing and assisting in hiring of Coop students from multiple schools - career fairs and interviews.
Be an ambassador and champion for the Program for Active Living in all internal and external interactions.
Develop and review policies related to the PAL, falls prevention programs (LTC&RH), safe lifts and transfer programs.

To be successful as our new Regional Director of the PAL, you will:

Be a Registered Kinesiologist with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario and a member in good standing.
Have a minimum of 5 years experience working in long-term care and/or retirement settings in a leadership capacity.
Have an understanding of the Fixing the Long-term Care Act (FLTCA) and Retirement Home Act (RHA).
A desire to support the development and evaluation of The Program for Active Living; an innovative program with a goal to improve our residents' quality of life and maximize independence.
Experience with developing operational policies and program review is an asset.
Experience supporting, implementing, and leading a Fall Prevention program is an asset.
Experience supporting contracts, external stakeholders, service providers, coordination of services, and supporting villages to ensure support from service providers.
A passion for serving others, promoting quality of life through activity, exercise, and independence through exercise programming and a more active lifestyle.
Ability to develop meaningful relationships with members of the PAL team, Support Office, and village teams.

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Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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