Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
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Job Description
Make a difference in a growing innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in peoplecentered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.
As a Recreation Therapist you will be an integral part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes get ready to love it here!
Hours of Work: Temporary Fulltime 35 hours/week for 6 months. Including one evening 128 and one weekend every 6 weeks.
What youll be doing:
- Identify patientcentered goals that lead to outcomes that are meaningful and relevant to the patient and their family supports and community
- Provide personalized counselling and coaching; develop group and/or individualized programs
- Assume a therapeutic role in the motivation counselling supervision and instruction of patients in treatment interventions
- Facilitate and cofacilitate psychoeducational and experiential groups
- Provide the opportunity for leisure skill development in a safe context to experience new behaviours
- Document treatment and ongoing progress on patient according to Recreation Therapy Program and Hospital standards
- Support individual skill development relating to community leisure resources which promote integration
- Develop implement and evaluate programs based on patient needs
- Conduct ongoing assessment of group readiness and participation with respect to mood social interaction functional level attitude suicide risk and behaviours affecting the recovery process
- Utilize individualized assessment and determine individualized intervention based on needs preferences strengths and goals
- Administer select interpret Recreation Therapy assessments to determine leisure functioning leisure needs/problems utilizing standardized assessment tools and group process 1:1 interviews and observation skills
- Provide individual counselling following Recreation Therapy assessment pertaining to findings and specific needs
- Identify recreation and leisure opportunities in the community and provide consultation to other team members
- Effectively communicate and document results of the assessment to the patient family and team according to program/discipline standards
What were looking for:
- Bachelors Degree in Recreation Therapy
- Experience working with mental health and addictions populations
- CPR Certification is required
- Registration (R/TRO) or Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) required within 1 year of hire
- Working knowledge of cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behavioural therapy is an asset
- Experience with Mindfulness and Yoga instruction preferred
- Awareness and acknowledgement of the value of using measurementbased care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making; experience an asset
- Personal Training/Group Fitness training is an asset
- Comfortable with public speaking and large group facilitation
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Excellent assessment communication and organizational skills
- Engaging collaborative and creative astute to clients needs with the ability to adapt and be flexible
- Evidence of good work and attendance record
- Demonstrated commitment to Homewood Healths Values (Service Excellence Innovation Collaboration Integrity)
- Commitment to working within Homewoods Health and Safety Standards
As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients staff and community from COVID19 subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.
Why work with us
Homewood Health is Canadas largest and leading service provider for medically focused evidencebased treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence integrity collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!
As an equal opportunity employer Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility diversity equity and inclusion. For this reason we encourage applications from members of equityseeking groups including women racialized and indigenous communities persons with disabilities and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.
Join us at Homewood Health and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier more productive and fulfilling lives.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
