Recreation Therapist - Emerald Hall - Mental Health & Addictions

Req ID: 220944
Location: Central Zone, Nova Scotia Hospital
Department: MHA CZ Emerald Hall Recreation Therapy
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 19-May-26

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, Recreation Therapists provide a diverse range of interventions to clients and their families enabling them to achieve their optimal level of functioning and health. A Recreation Therapist utilizes therapeutic intervention comprised of treatment, leisure education and recreation participation to promote physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning of patients. As an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, the primary role of the Recreation Therapist provides assessment and treatment plans regarding leisure opportunities and resources in order to improve functioning and independence and reduce or eliminate the effects of illness or disability which will positively impact on well-being, enhancement or maintenance of personal health and quality of life. The successful candidate would be involved in quality improvement and evaluation activities to support continuous improvements in the provision of Therapeutic Recreation Services as well as the inter-professional team functioning for excellence in client care.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Baccalaureate degree in Recreation or Leisure Studies with an emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation
• Certified as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist with NCTRC
• Experience in working with various populations/disability groups preferred
• Knowledge of leisure/recreation assessments
• Knowledge of leisure education and leisure counseling processes
• Knowledge of various health conditions and their impact on health and well being
• Effective counseling and verbal/written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities and work independently
• Demonstrated ability to establish and promote good interpersonal relationships
• Demonstrated ability to select suitable activities
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Full-time long assignment; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Approximately 12 month term

Compensation and Benefits

$35.83 - $47.53 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.