Therapeutic Recreation Assistant, Therapeutic Recreation Services
1 week ago
**POSITION TYPE**: Permanent, Full-time, Day, 75 hours / pay period, 1.0 FTE
**SALARY SCALE**: $52,237 to $59,994 annually
**CLOSING DATE**: 2026 - 01 - 16*
**Why should I join Bruyère Health?**
**At Bruyère Health, we're much more than a health organization; we're a true community built on respect, compassion, accountability, collaboration, and learning. If you're passionate about making a difference and are ready to be part of something bigger than yourself, join us. Come and work at Bruyère Health, where compassion and innovation meet to make each life better.**
**What is in it for me?**
- Competitive benefits program
- Defined benefit pension plan (when applicable)
- Wellness program and on-site gyms
- Employee perks program
- Mental health support through our Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Professional development and learning opportunities
**What would my role be?**
Reporting to the Clinical Manager, you will be responsible for conducting recreational activities under the direction of the Recreation Therapist. You will also be responsible for:
- seeing to the needs of the patients and welcoming the volunteers assigned to the different programs,
- various technical duties related to recreation, and
- supporting socialization during mealtime
**How do I qualify?**
Required:
- Completion of High School Diploma
- Minimum of one (1) month of relevant experience.
**What skills should I possess to succeed in the role?**
- Be able to work autonomously and able to actively and effectively work as a member of the interdisciplinary team
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Be sensitive to the needs and capabilities of patients.
- Be flexible, adaptable, creative and innovative in practice in a continuously changing environment.
- Basic computer skills.
**About Bruyère Health**
Bruyère Health is Eastern Ontario’s leading health organization specializing in aging, rehabilitation, and care for those with multiple complex medical conditions. We bring together compassionate, person-centered care with world-class research to maximize quality of life for those we care for and their loved ones.
Bruyère Health has a proven history of addressing gaps in our health system with compassion, innovation, and courage. Today, as an academic health sciences center, we are training the next generation of health professionals to see—and take action on creating—a better health system for all.
**Additional Information**
**This posting is intended to fill an existing vacancy.**
Bruyère Health promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the Employment Equity Act and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Bruyère Health is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted regarding this competition, please advise the departmental official of the accommodation measures which may be required to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.
All Bruyère Health employees are required to provide proof of full vaccination for all identified communicable diseases as per our _Communicable Diseases: Health Surveillance and Management_ policy.
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