Recreation Therapist (6 month contract)

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Recreational Therapist is responsible for planning, promoting, implementing and evaluating person-centered recreation and leisure programs which support the physical, emotional, cognitive and social well being of our clients. This role is also responsible for delivering recreational program reports, input, and / or feedback to the Manager – Therapies, and for running recreational programs within a budget framework.

The Recreational Therapist supports the Manager – Therapies in their strategic and operational goals / initiatives for this role, as well as supporting SJHC’s Clinical Manager - TCB Program through the delivery of recreational programming as required by various client needs, contract requirements, and / or external stakeholder expectations. The Recreational Therapist works collaboratively with other program staff members to ensure the delivery of high-quality client care and effective / efficient functionality of the program.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts therapeutic recreation assessments to identify clients’ strengths, interests and barriers to participation
• Develops and delivers individualized and group-based recreation programs which support physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being
• Effectively collaborates with inter-disciplinary team members with the goal of integrating recreational goals into the overall care planning
• Plans various recreational activities in keeping with client / group needs
• Positively promotes recreational activities within the location
• Creates recreational activity calendars and posts within the location
• Evaluates overall recreational programming, adjusting or improving as needed
• Maintains accurate documentation of assessments, interventions and outcomes
• Provides various statistics, metrics and data as necessary or as requested
• Coordinates external activity service providers (e.g. entertainers)
• Collaborates with Purchasing Coordinator in the procurement of necessary supplies for the recreational programming
• Tracking and reporting recreational activity costs, reporting costs to Manager – Therapies and / or Program Managers on an on-going and regular basis
• Monitors, evaluates and reports on program effectiveness
• Adapts recreational programming based on client feedback and clinical outcomes
• Responsible for ensuring recreational activities are planned within a pre-determined budget allotment
• Other duties as required

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