Recreation Therapist

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $ $49.21 / hour Why Fraser Health?:

We are currently hiring for a Casual Recreation Therapist to join our Mission, B.C.

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Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

• Four weeks of vacation to start
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
• 87% maternity top-up
• 50% subsidy on Translink passes

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Detailed Overview: The Recreation Therapist is accountable to the Manager, Health Services and is responsible for creating a place of learning, healing and caring in accordance with the mission, values and goals of Fraser Health. The Recreation Therapist develops, administers, supervises and evaluates therapeutic recreation and social programs designed to meet the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and spiritual needs of the residents; conducts standardized individualized assessments of each resident and develops appropriate therapeutic recreation care plans; supervises activity staff and monitors and evaluates volunteers. Responsibilities:

• Develops goals and objectives, policies and procedures for the Recreation Therapy program.

• Conducts a standardized individual assessment of each resident and develops an appropriate therapeutic recreation care plan; reassesses as required.

• Utilizes the individual assessments to develop, plan, organize, coordinate, implement, monitor and evaluate a wide range of therapeutic recreation and social programs designed to meet resident needs.

• Ensures space, supply and staffing requirements are met for each program. Conducts program activities as appropriate.

• Participates in the selection of staff by providing input to the Manager; orientates new staff and others.

• Supervises program staff including scheduling and coordinating work assignments; provides input into employee performance evaluations and identifies/arranges for education of staff.

• Administers and accounts for the therapeutic recreation supplies budget. Maintains and orders supplies, operating within designated financial limits. Organizes fundraising activities.

• Orientates, assigns, monitors and evaluates volunteers. Develops volunteer assignment and duty descriptions. Liaises with other Volunteer Coordinators in the community. Plans and implements volunteer appreciation activities.

• Attends and provides reports to regularly scheduled care conferences. Charts weekly. Participates in staff/team meetings. Consults and coordinates activities with other staff (e.g. Music Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist and Nursing). Coordinates and liaises with community agencies and outside resources to facilitate programming.

• Monitors the inventory of therapeutic recreation equipment and supplies.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Therapy, plus two years' recent, related experience. Eligible for membership in the B.C. Therapeutic Recreation Association.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, consult and advise.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with others both within and outside the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in a continuously changing environment and take initiative to ensure effective and timely delivery of services.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with and promote change.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and effectively deal with conflict situations.
• Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to carry out duties of the position.
• Basic computer literacy.