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 people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.
As a Recreation Therapist working with patients in our Integrated Mood Anxiety and Addictions Concurrent Program you will be an integral part of a collaborative inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our patients 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!
What youll be doing:
- Identify patient-centered goals that lead to outcomes that are meaningful and relevant to the patient and their family supports and community
- Provide personalized counseling 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 co-facilitate psychoeducational and experiential groups
- Provide the opportunity for leisure skill development in a safe context to experience new behaviours
- Document patient treatment and ongoing progress according to Recreation Therapy Program and Hospital standards
- Support individual skill development relating to community leisure resources that 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
- Effectively communicate and document results of assessment to the patient family and team according to program/discipline standards
- Identify recreation and leisure opportunities in the community and provide consultation to other team members
What were looking for:
- Bachelors Degree in Recreation Therapy
- Experience working with mental health and addiction populations
- CPR Certification is required
- Registration (R/TRO) OR Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) required within 1 year of hire
- Comfortable with public speaking and large group facilitation
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Awareness and acknowledgement of the value of using measurement-based care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making; experience an asset
- Proficient with Word Excel and PowerPoint
- Engaging collaborative and creative astute to clients needs with the ability to adapt and be flexible
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Working knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy an asset
- Experience with Mindfulness and Yoga instruction preferred
- Personal Training/Group Fitness training an asset
As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients staff and community from COVID-19 subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.
Why work with us
Homewood Health is Canadas largest and leading service provider for medically focused evidence-based 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 equity-seeking 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
