Let us welcome you home to Everitt Gardens in St. Albert, AB. 

Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Our unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family. 

Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to our underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in our communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice. 

Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon our North Star. Optima Living operates over 2,200 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health. 

Responsibilities 

• Engage with residents with Dementia in Meaningful Living Activities
• Assist with program coordination and implementation 
• Provide one on one support to residents in a hands on engagement model
• Observe and report on resident care and services, document daily response to programming 
• Assist with coordinating volunteers and community resources 
• Collaborate with peers to coordinate activities 
• Manage recreation equipment, including inventory and maintenance concerns 
• Event and activity setup and cleanup 
• Operate in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 
• Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements 

Qualifications and Experience 

• Experience in a residential care setting is preferred 
• Completion of high school diploma 
• Valid provincial class 4 driver's license is an asset 
• Completion of CPR and First Aid is an asset 
• Safe Food Handling Certificate and ProServe is preferred 
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors and operational partners 
• Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle multi-resident requests 
• Superior oral and written communication skills   
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve 

Conditions of Employment 

• Clear drivers abstract 
• Clear Police Information Check 
• Clear Vulnerable Sector Check 
• Schedule alternates: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• 12:30 pm – 8:30 pm alternate weekends