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Duties

:Under the direction of the Manager, Patient Care Services, you will work as part of a team, providing services to people with complex mental illness and substance use disorders.

• Implement and coordinate all therapeutic recreation programs in the Forensic Assessment and Rehabilitation 1 Units.
• Develop therapeutic recreation programs and services in response to clients’ needs, expressed interests and/or based on best-practices consistent with the clinical direction and programming needs.
• Ensure that program planning includes written goals and objectives, a description of the staff and space requirements necessary to implement the activity.
• Research recreational and leisure opportunities that is suitable for those clients with substance use and concurrent disorders, many who are complex, severe or unstable.
• Co-ordinate recreation services with other internal and external services and/or community agencies.
• Supervise student placements and volunteers.
• Facilitate and implement quality management and risk management activities for the Integrated Forensics Program.
• Complete initial assessments, quarterly reports and annual reports in accordance with the ROHCG policies and procedures and TRO Standards of Practice.
• Work within the interdisciplinary team to develop a recreation plan for clients in accordance with their needs, skills, goals, and functioning level.
• Ensure that assistance or adaptations are provided to facilitate client participation in activities they wish to attend.
• Provide outings and activities outside of the facility when indicted by the clinical team.
• Work in a manner that is in compliance with staff and patient/client safety practices, policies and procedures of the ROHCG, and policies of the Forensic Treatment Unit.
• Ensure a work environment that is conducive to the Royal’s Anti-Racism, Harassment, and Discrimination Free Workplace Policy.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Recreation/Leisure Studies or an Allied Health Degree with a post-grad Therapeutic Recreation diploma will be considered.
• Experience working with clients living with moderate to severe mental illness, substance use disorders, and concurrent disorders across the lifespan.
• Knowledge of the impact of diagnosis on leisure functioning.
• Ability to develop, plan and lead a variety of recreation therapy, leisure education and participation programs that are client-centered, evidence-based and outcome oriented.
• Experience conducting leisure assessments, developing and delivering therapeutic programs, evaluation of programs and services, documenting to reflect client-centered outcomes and progress, and facilitating links with the community.
• Experience working in a hospital, interdisciplinary setting is required
• Experience with provision of individual and group programming is required, including goal setting.
• Membership with Therapeutic Recreation Ontario is an asset.
• Maintain workload measurement and data collection as required and input into the workload measurement system on a regular basis.
• Driver’s license class G: Class F license is an asset.
• English level A- in oral expression, oral comprehension, and preferred in reading and writing. Bilingual (French/English) is considered an asset.

Rewards and Benefits:

• Industry-leading HOOPP defined benefit pension plan—providing predictable, secure retirement income and long-term financial confidence.

Salary Range: 43.64 to 51.90 per hour