Recreation Therapist II

4 hours ago

Athabasca AB TS M, Canada Alberta Health Services Full time $3,948 - $52,500 per year

Your Opportunity:

Embrace a role where your expertise at the Healthcare Centre in Athabasca helps propel individuals toward improved mobility and richer quality of life. As a Recreation Therapist II, you will use your knowledge with therapeutic finesse to help your clients achieve new found vitality. You will design reintegration's strategies ensuring a seamless transition as your clients rejoin their communities with optimism and confidence. Through thoughtfully curated group programs, you will infuse joy into residents daily routines, create ripples of positive impact throughout the long-term care facility. Your steadfast support will empower clients and their families to actively engage in their wellness journey, forging meaningful links between recreation, leisure, and their overall well-being. Join our team and lets redefine the art of healing through recreation.

Description:

As a Recreation Therapist II, you will take a leadership role in ensuring that the level of therapeutic recreation practice in your clinical area is evidence based, patient-and family-centred and in accordance with policies, procedures and standards of practice. You will provide clinical leadership to ensure safe and efficient care as well as coordinate the assessment, treatment, education and care of the patient (client, resident). You will participate in program development to ensure effective delivery of services, including the development of protocols, forms, education, and quality improvement initiatives. You will complete assessment, treatment, education and management of clients¿ treatment progress and provide clinical support and consultation. You will collaborate and communicate with the health care team and participate in patient rounds, family conferences and meetings as related to the client and family.

  • Classification: Recreation Therapist II
  • Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
  • Unit and Program: Recreation
  • Primary Location: Athabasca Healthcare Centre
  • Location Details: As Per Location
  • Multi-Site: Not Applicable
  • FTE: 0.40
  • Posting End Date: 24-NOV-2025
  • Employee Class: Regular Part Time
  • Date Available: 04-DEC-2025
  • Hours per Shift: 7.75
  • Length of Shift in weeks: 2
  • Shifts per cycle: 4
  • Shift Pattern: Days
  • Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
  • Minimum Salary: $39.48
  • Maximum Salary: $52.50
  • Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of bachelor's degree in Recreation Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation and Leisure Studies. Active or eligible registration for Professional Membership with Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA). Minimum three years' related clinical experience as a Recreation Therapist.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent communication skills and computer literacy is preferred. Previous experience in a leadership role, providing direction to therapy assistants in an asset.

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