About SPRINT Senior Care
We began caring for seniors and enabling seniors to care for themselves in 1983. We continue to do so today as an accredited, not-for-profit community support service agency in Toronto by offering a wide range of practical and low-cost services to seniors and their caregivers. Our services help seniors stay safe, connected, and live as independently as possible. They also prevent premature or inappropriate institutionalization.
We supply services regardless of ability, race, colour, ethnic origin, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity and gender expression, and are committed to 2SLGBTQ+ inclusiveness.
Job Summary
The Relief Community Programs Coordinator works directly with clients, volunteers and students of the Community Programs. They work cooperatively in the program with all community programs, and report to the Manager, Community Programs to plan and implement health promoting activities (including physically active, social and meal service). They are supportive in fostering the maintenance of a client’s abilities and, where appropriate, the enhancement of those abilities. The Coordinator, Community Programs is responsible for full oversight of social, recreational and exercise programming as well as provides expertise and training on appropriate recreational, social and exercise techniques to improve the quality of life for seniors.
Responsibilities
- Order and coordinate food services.
- Liaise with vendors for purchasing and meal delivery.
- Conduct basic food preparation, serve food items and collect program fees when running programs.
- Schedule volunteers and provide support with volunteer orientation and follow-up on volunteer reports.
- Plan and implement programming suitable for the varying abilities of the clients while fostering activation, socialization and addressing food insecurity within the community.
- Assist in the development, planning, promoting, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating of community wellness programs, which includes special events, assessing the physical, recreational, and social needs of clients, facilitating and leading exercise programs and adapting and adjusting programming to meet clients’ needs.
- Develop and implement health promotion education sessions and workshops as well as run in-person and virtual programming in an engaging fashion.
- Run in-person and virtual programming and monitor client safety.
- Keep accurate financial records according to program requirements by monitoring budgets and financial transactions in order to ensure that expenditures fall within the allotted budget.
- Compile monthly statistics according to program requirements.
- Coordinate supplies including ordering, receiving, storage, maintaining inventory, and distribution.
- Assist in the development and distribution of marketing materials.
- Administrative responsibilities including data entry, maintaining records and responding to program inquiries.
- Other duties, as assigned.
Qualifications:
- A degree/diploma in Social Service Worker, Nutrition, Recreation, Public Health or Kinesiology would be an asset, or equivalent experience.
- Experience in leading gentle exercise and chair-based fitness classes, coordinating group activities (i.e. food markets), as well as creating and facilitating educational presentations.
- Be able to physically lift, load and unload food, and push carts during pickup and delivery.
- Seniors’ fitness instructor training is an asset.
- Experience working in both a group setting and on a one-to-one basis. Standard First Aid and CPR Certificate an asset.
- Demonstrates skills with MS Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel and Outlook.
- Experience using a client database is an asset.
Our Caring Workplace:
Imagine finding purpose every day by caring for seniors and supporting their caregivers. Working at SPRINT Senior Care, you'll have the opportunity to be a part of a passionate team committed to providing client-centred, high-quality services to seniors in our service area.
Job Type: Casual
Pay: $21.09 per hour
Flexible language requirement:
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Toronto, ON M4S 1A4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Location: In person
