Baycrest Long-Term Care
has an exciting opportunity for a
Manager, Recreation,
Arts and Life Enrichment
Posting Number: 10009
Position Type: Permanent Full-Time
Shift Type: Days, No Weekends
Bi-Weekly Hours: 70 Hours, 7 hrs/shift
Union: Non-Union
Date Posted: July 15, 2026
Internal Closing Date: July 22, 2026
About Us
At Baycrest, we believe every older adult deserves care that honours who they are as an individual. Our care teams work closely with residents, families and caregivers to provide personalized support in a safe and compassionate environment.
Guided by our Jewish heritage, we are proud to offer our diverse community of residents care that helps each person live with meaning and dignity. Each floor has small, home-like spaces that make it easy to enjoy flexible schedules for meals, activities and personal care based on need and preference.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Chief Heritage & Quality Officer, the Manager, Recreation, Arts and Life Enrichment will work collaboratively with staff, physicians and members of the leadership team to ensure alignment between corporate and program strategic and operational priorities. As an integral member of the Baycrest Hospital management team, this manager acts as the designated lead for the recreation program under the Fixing Long-Term Care Act and is responsible for recruitment/hiring activities, performance management, overseeing culture, arts, and recreation program planning/implementation/program evaluation and, driving innovation activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide program leadership for the recreation, culture and arts team
- Ensure services comply with legislation, accreditation standards and organizational policies
- Collaborate with the team to envision, design and oversee recreation and life enrichment programs
- Develop an annual workplan for the department with annual improvement goals and targets
- Oversee daily operations including assigning staff to lead programs and projects, ensuring coverage through staffing appropriately, and providing operational oversight throughout the portfolio
- Reviews key performance indicators and identifies opportunities for continuous quality improvement; leads improvement initiatives within the portfolio
- Propose and promote evidence informed best practices r to most effectively serve the needs of the Baycrest community
- Identify opportunities for innovative service and/or program enhancement
- Liaises with internal stakeholders as well as external community to expand holistic program enrichment offerings and service enhancements; build partnerships with organizations, entertainers, schools etc.
- Liaises with external business, cultural and art-based agencies and academia to build and maintain partnerships
- Manage budgets
- Prepare reports and presentations for Senior Leadership
- Works closely with the Foundation to identify funding opportunities including grant and proposal writing, business cases and annual reports on funded activities
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as, but not limited to Social Sciences, Recreation, Leisure, Gerontology, Kinesiology, or an Arts Discipline with experience integrating Health and Arts
- Minimum 3 years of experience leading large, inter-professional teams
- Previous experience in Health Care, particularly a complex health care facility (Hospital and/or Long-Term Care facility) is an asset.
- Previous proposal / business case writing experience.
- Experience in the research process: obtaining research grants, budgeting and financial management/tracking, Research Ethics submissions, participant engagement & informed consent processes, and presentations.
- An understanding of academia, museums, fine arts, granting agencies, health facilities, therapeutic recreation, and professional arts
- Skills in partnership development and innovative program development
- Strength in balancing multiple projects with varying deadlines simultaneously
- Ability to foster interdepartmental collaborations
- Leadership in team environment, affective team building skills
Compensation
At Baycrest, we take pride in ensuring our compensation structure is internally equitable and compliant with pay equity legislation. We believe compensation should be transparent, equitable, and reflective of your experience and growth. Our salary ranges are structured to support progression, from learning the role to demonstrating full proficiency.
The salary range for this position is $102,072 to $127,590 per year.
Your placement within the target hiring range will depend on your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, and relevant education and experience, as well as considerations such as market conditions and internal equity. The starting salary will be determined using these factors to ensure fairness and consistency across the organization.
