At Chartwell, we’re all about Making People’s Lives Better for our residents, their families, and our employees. Join an exceptional group of diverse, caring, and passionate people who are inspired to make a difference in their own lives and are dedicated to delivering an experience that is personalized, memorable and feels like home for more than 30,000 residents across the country.

The Lifestyle and Program Assistant is responsible for providing assistance with the development and coordination of programs and services that meet the needs of the retirement community’s residents.

• Assist with the development and implementation of programs and services that meet the six dimensions of wellness (social, physical, intellectual, emotional, vocational and spiritual needs of all residents);
• Assist with the development and preparation of communication tools (newsletters, posters, notices, calendars, etc.) designed to provide residents in the retirement community, seniors located outside of our retirement community and volunteers, with information regarding current and future activities and special events;
• Inform Management of residents’ concerns and issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Create a safe, pleasant, creative and non-threatening recreational environment;

The ideal candidates will possess:

• 1-3 years related experience in a retirement community or health care environment;
• Experience in a customer service environment;
• Graduate of a post-secondary education program relating to recreation, gerontology, social work or proven related experience.