Recreation Therapist

Job Title: Recreation Therapist Program & Department: Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre → Medicine Program → Transitional Care Unit Employment: Temporary, Full-Time (end date 18 January 2027) Union: Non Union Requisition Close Date: 26 November 2025 Salary: $35.76 - $41.81 (NU_05) Job Posting Reason: Temporary Backfill Job Summary & Requirements As the Recreation Therapist you enable patients to acquire and/or maintain the skills, knowledge and behaviours that will allow them to enjoy their leisure optimally and function independently with the least amount of assistance and participate as fully as possible in society. The Recreation Therapist provides programs and services that: Improve and maintain patients’ skills and functional leisure abilities in the areas of physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning Assist patients in utilizing previously acquired leisure skills or acquire new leisure skills appropriate to their limitations and future lifestyle Promote an awareness of the importance of a successful leisure lifestyle Promote knowledge and utilization of leisure resources within the home and community Identify information and resources pertaining to physical and architectural barriers commonly found in the environment Actively involve patients in the community to promote independence when returning to the home environment Job Requirements Four year undergraduate degree Post graduate certificate in Therapeutic Recreation One to three years’ experience Working with people with disabilities Working with seniors Working with and leading groups Planning special events Working in a team setting Working in a health care setting (charting, medical terminology, implications of disease, etc.) Ideal Candidate Skills Computer skills Counselling/ education skills Group dynamic skills Critical thinking/ problem solving Leadership Ability to learn about, from and with other members of the patient care team to foster a strong Interprofessional model of care Equity & Inclusion RVH is committed to recruitment and selection practices anchored in principles of equity and inclusion that contribute to an anti-oppressive, respectful, and culturally safe workplace. We invite applications from individuals who belong to groups that have been historically marginalized on the grounds identified by the Ontario Human Rights Code, including but not limited to race, disability, age, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, family or marital status, and status as a First Nation, Métis, or Inuit person. Accommodations RVH is dedicated to ensuring every applicant has a fair and equitable opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities throughout our recruitment and selection process. We are continuously working to create an accessible, barrier-free process, and recognize each applicant’s needs are different. We encourage applicants with a disability or circumstance that could be supported with an accommodation to contact People Recruitment at Recruitment@rvh.on.ca. If you are interested in this position, please apply online before 11:00 p.m. EST on the Requisition Close Date. If there is no close date listed above, the requisition will remain open until filled. #J-18808-Ljbffr