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Isabel Spence

Toronto,ON

Summary

Focused Therapeutic Recreation Team Leader with a background coordinating and leading leisure activities that meet residents' needs and expectations. A highly collaborative individual with skills in scheduling, effective communication and team development.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Life Enrichment Team Leader

Christie Gardens Apartments & Care
08.2022 - Current

Residents

  • Built relationships with residents in order to promote their physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.
  • Listened to and identified each residents’ preferences, wishes, and needs.

Leadership

  • Managed Community Life Assistant and Chaplain including coaching, training, supporting, and developing staff schedule.
  • Developed, facilitated, and evaluated programmes/outings for residents in the Courtyard.
  • Oversaw, coached, and mentored Recreation Students.
  • Developed and Distributed monthly calendar and newsletter

Volunteers

  • Developed, initiated, and oversaw volunteers

Families

  • Communicated with families throughout the courtyard (i.e. newsletters, memos, calendars, etc.).
  • Worked with families and interdisaplinary team to developed care plans



Life Enrichment Assistant

Christie Gardens Apartments & Care
04.2022 - 08.2022
  • Enhanced participant enjoyment by creating and implementing diverse recreational activities.
  • Assisted in organizing special events, resulting in increased community engagement.
  • Maintained a safe and clean facility, ensuring a positive environment for all users.
  • Monitored resident progress through ongoing evaluation and documentation of responses to recreational activities.
  • Utilized adaptive equipment to support patients'' varying abilities during recreational activities.
  • Facilitated increased independence in daily living skills through targeted recreational interventions focused on strengthening functional abilities.

Store Manager

Massimo Dutti
04.2018 - 12.2019
  • Trained team members in successful strategies to meet operational and sales targets.
  • Kept orderly and accurate accounting records by monitoring sales documentation.
  • Generated repeat business by developing and maintaining strong team of 15 employees devoted to customer service.
  • Hired, trained and supervised retail team members.
  • Optimized store displays and appearance via strategic merchandising.
  • Managed inventory control processes to restore back stock, control costs and maintain sales floor levels to meet customer needs.

Department Manager

Massimo Dutti
04.2017 - 04.2018
  • Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Increased efficiency and team productivity by promoting operational best practices.
  • Developed and implemented plans to maximize sales and meet or exceed goals and objectives.
  • Communicated with managers of other departments to maintain transparency.

Recreational Placement Student

Woodhaven Long-Term Care
01.2021 - 04.2021
  • Virtually delivered recreational programs to meet needs and preferences of diverse resident population.
  • Factored-in abilities, needs and interests of participants in development of events and programs.
  • Worked with Activity Pro and Point Click Care
  • Comfortable developing care plans that implement person centered goal, focus, and interventions for residents

Recreation Placement Student

Dunfield Retirement Residents
09.2021 - 04.2022
  • Enhanced participant enjoyment by planning and implementing diverse recreational activities.
  • Factored-in abilities, needs and interests of participants in development of events and programs.
  • Worked with Activity Pro and Point Click Care
  • Comfortable developing care plans that implement person centered goal, focus, and interventions for residents

Education

Diploma - Recreational Management in Gerontology

George Brown College
Toronto, ON
04.2022

Diploma - Fashion Merchandising

Fanshawe College
London, ON
04.2015

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Activity Planning
  • Self-motivated professional
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Training & Development
  • Team Building
  • Excellent computer skills
  • Documentation And Reporting

Certification

  • Heart and Stroke Training - BLS Provider
  • Canadian Food Safety Training- Food Handler Certificate

Timeline

Life Enrichment Team Leader

Christie Gardens Apartments & Care
08.2022 - Current

Life Enrichment Assistant

Christie Gardens Apartments & Care
04.2022 - 08.2022

Recreation Placement Student

Dunfield Retirement Residents
09.2021 - 04.2022

Recreational Placement Student

Woodhaven Long-Term Care
01.2021 - 04.2021

Store Manager

Massimo Dutti
04.2018 - 12.2019

Department Manager

Massimo Dutti
04.2017 - 04.2018

Diploma - Recreational Management in Gerontology

George Brown College

Diploma - Fashion Merchandising

Fanshawe College
Isabel Spence