Program Worker

Carefirst Seniors & Community Services Association is a non-profit charitable community services agency established since 1976. Our spectrum of services has grown from the delivery of Chinese meals-on-wheels service to a full range of community support services, covering the whole Greater Toronto Area.

With a staff of 550 members (including full-time and part-time staff) and the help of a pool of 850 active volunteers, we serve over 15,000 clients a year, including seniors, adults, youth with physical, social, emotional and health challenges. 3,000 of whom are "home-bound" and frail.

We are currently seeking a Program Worker to fill a new position at our Adult Day Program.

Terms: Full Time Permanent

Location

705 Progress Ave., Scarborough

Pay range

$21 - $24 hourly

Responsibilities

• Support clients with social, educational, recreational, and daily living activities
• Assist in planning and organizing activities based on clients’ cognitive and physical capabilities
• Assist in program preparation including purchasing of program supplies, creating flyers, developing activity calendar, and producing education material, etc.
• Maintain a safe program environment by ensuring cleanliness, equipment upkeep and inventory management
• Provide administrative and clerical support, including client’s scheduling, transportation arrangement, billing, data entry, filing, responding to inquiries and order supplies, etc.
• Perform food preparation and meal planning
• Facilitate both onsite and virtual social and exercise program to the participants
• Organized records and maintain an efficient filing system
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Leisure and Activation Studies, Gerontology or other related healthcare studies
• Experience in delivering exercise program for seniors is an asset
• Strong sensitivity and awareness of the aging process and the physical needs of elderly clients
• Good organizational and time management skills