Recreation Therapist

1 month ago

Drayton Valley Alberta TC, Camrose region, Canada Connecting Care Part time

The Opportunity:

The Recreation Therapist role will be providing services in Points West Living Drayton Valley located in Drayton Valley, Alberta. The Recreation Therapist is responsible for ensuring top resident care is priority, with a prominent level of focus in time management.


We are seeking candidates interested in:

Part Time - 20 Hours per week (0.5 FTE)

Why Join Our Team?

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Opportunity for personal and professional growth
  • We provide an approach to care that supports the WHOLE person, that upholds their right to a life full of purpose, connection, empowerment, and possibility.
  • Looking for a happy corporate culture The term staff is not used here, we are Employee Care Partners

Skills and key deliverables that will take you further:

  • You are a patient exceptional leader - team player, motivator, coach, mentor, and professional role model.
  • Able to coordinate within the vision, objectives, and guiding philosophy of Connecting Care.
  • A strong personal commitment to Person Directed Care and current familiarity with the Eden Alternative Philosophy and the Domains of Well-Being.
  • Strives to attain excellence in Resident, family member and employee care partner satisfaction.
  • Friendly with a sense of humor and the utmost respect for everyone.
  • Knowledge of supportive living services, assessment, and care planning.
  • Maintains ongoing compliance with appropriate local, provincial, and federal regulatory standards.
  • Flexible, willingness to prioritize and re-adjust routines, open to change for the benefit of the community.
  • Strong leadership, supervisory, organizational, communication, and time and resource management skills.
  • Excellent facilitation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills, dealing effectively with difficult or crisis situations.
  • Coordinates and oversees recreational care partner planning and scheduling as per budget guidelines, including overtime and time off approval and vacation requests.
  • Exhibits excellent customer (hospitality) relations by being courteous, caring, understanding, compassionate, and respectful to all Care Partners.
  • Ongoing monitoring and continuous quality improvement.
  • Demonstrates an awareness of accident and injury prevention and adheres to safe work practices, being mindful of the psychological health and safety of our Employee Care Partners.
  • Supports the Resident’s lifestyle in their Community environment in accordance with the Resident’s individualized Care Plan as authorized by Homecare.
  • Responsible for delegating, coordinating, and evaluating the delivery of recreational services based on the Resident Care Plan & Service Plan.
  • Oversee the planning, implementation, and coordination of recreation services & programs.
  • Enforces Emergency Management Plan, Infection Control protocol, WHMIS, and Health & Safety.
  • Performs other services/tasks/duties related to employee care partner role as assigned.

Foundational knowledge and experience to grow from:

  • As of April 2021, a Degree in Recreation Therapy, Leisure Studies, or Recreation Administration is required; prior to April 2021, ATRA recognized the academic qualifications/experience of Therapeutic Recreation diploma graduates and if ATRA membership has been maintained this is adequate for your application.
  • Registered with the Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) is required.
  • Experience in recreation programs and providing recreation therapist services is required.
  • Supervision/leadership/educator/facilitation/resolution/investigation experience is required.
  • Experience with proven performance in clinical practice is required.
  • Obtain prior to employment, a clear criminal record check with vulnerable sector check.

Thank you for applying; only successful candidates will be contacted.

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