Support Worker, Recreation Therapist

1 month ago

London, Canada Essential HR Full time

Hunter’s House is an innovative mental health program providing meaningful and evidence-based/informed live-in intensive treatment to young people in transition. This short-term assessment and stabilization program is open for people aged 12-18 who experience complex mental health challenges and require a small group care setting to stabilize. Stabilization will focus on meeting each individual’s basic needs, as well as getting proper psychiatric and psychological care to support long-term treatment for quality of life.

Humana is recruiting a team of multi-disciplinary professionals with expertise in trauma-responsive care, clinical social work, and holistic approaches. The program will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and provide consistent supervision to participants. Supports extend to the community, inclusive of caregiver engagement and supportive transition planning where a collaborative approach will work towards providing program participants with positive, prosocial community engagement, aimed to strengthen life skills and transition beyond the program.

If you are an individual with a passion and expertise in supporting mental health for young people, this opportunity is for you.

Ideal candidates have:
  • Respectful, empathetic, and non-biased communication skills
  • Sound judgement and discernment in decision-making
  • Conflict resolution and crisis de-escalation and management skills
  • Experience establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with youth
  • Proficiency in the use of computers and various software applications
Support Worker – Recreation Therapist, Days and Evenings (1 Full-time position)
  • Requires completion of a bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation or a related field, and registration as either a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification or registration through Therapeutic Recreation Ontario
  • Minimum 6 months experience in a human services field, and experience supporting vulnerable people with special needs

Successful candidates for the Recreation Therapist position will be working with a team of professionals and have the opportunity to:

  • Participate in developing plans of care
  • Execute planned interventions including DBT
  • Assist participants with learning life skills, curriculum, and completing activities of daily living through modelling, teaching, providing prompts, reminders, and cues
  • Develop and/or follow recreation calendars
  • Perform administrative and other tasks necessary in a live-in program

Compensation: Rate of pay for this position is currently under review. Employees at Humana receive paid vacation time off and a comprehensive benefits package including RRSP matching after 3 months of employment.

Additional Mandatory Requirements for all positions:
  • Legally entitled to work in Canada.
  • Valid Class G (full) driver’s license with a 3-year Uncertified Driver Record.
  • Fluent speaking, writing and reading in English. Fluency in other languages is an asset.
  • Satisfactory, current (within 6 months), Police Vulnerable Sector Check for employment purposes.
  • Physical Health Assessment: verification for up-to-date immunizations, COVID vaccination status (2 doses), and ability to meet the physical requirements of the position (mandatory).
  • Current Standard First Aid & CPR.

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please submit your resume to recruitment@cfoe.ca.

Humana Community Services is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We respect, encourage, and celebrate diversity, and invite applications from all qualified candidates.

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Employees represented by Local 171 will be given first consideration for these positions. We regret that only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted.

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