Recreation Therapy Specialist

3 weeks ago

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Homewood Health Full time
About the Role

Homewood Health is seeking a highly skilled Recreation Therapist to join our team at Ravensview, a leading mental health, trauma, and addiction facility in Canada.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct ongoing assessments of group readiness and participation, including mood, social interaction, functional level, attitude, suicide risk, and behaviors affecting the recovery process.
  • Assess leisure functioning and leisure needs/problems utilizing standardized assessment tools, group process, 1:1 interview, and observation skills.
  • Effectively communicate and document results assessments to the client and team according to program/discipline standards.
  • Assume a therapeutic role in clients' motivation, counseling, supervision, and instruction in recreation therapy interventions.
  • Facilitate psychoeducational groups related to recreation therapy.
  • Provide leisure skill development opportunities in a safe context to experience new behaviors.
  • Provide individual counseling following Recreation Therapy assessment about findings and specific needs.
  • Document treatment and ongoing progress on the patient, according to Recreation Therapy and facility standards.
  • Support individual skill development relating to community leisure resources, which promotes integration.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree; Therapeutic Recreation, Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation Therapy Diploma.
  • Experience working with mental health and addictions populations.
  • Registration with BCTRA OR Certification with the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (CTRS).
  • Knowledge of standardized and non-standardized assessments.
  • Assessment of group dynamic and facilitation skills for group therapy.
  • Service-specific training is an asset: wellness education, knowledge of issues of childhood trauma and sexual abuse, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Recovery, CBT, CPR, Mental Health Act, PHIPA, knowledge of concurrent addiction disorders for specific addiction assessment tools.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Excellent presentation skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
  • Current First Aid and CPR.

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and RRSP-matching program.
  • Free staff parking.
  • Onsite dining room with gourmet meals prepared by our Red-Seal Chef.
  • Onsite training, including nationally-recognized CARES Program, first aid, and the opportunity to develop knowledge of mental health and addictions care in our Ravensview Monthly Grand Rounds Education Series.
  • Access to professionally-designed fitness facility, serene outdoor spaces for walking and running, and direct access to John Dean Park.

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