Recreation Therapist (PWLCL)

Role Overview

As a Recreation Therapist, you play a pivotal role in modeling and integrating the Eden Alternative into daily community life, fostering a culture that reflects our Mission, Vision and Core Values. Your leadership and priorities set the tone for the community environment. Using a collaborative approach with residents and their entire care team, including families and external healthcare professionals, you are responsible for coordinating and evaluating all recreational services. You will foster a vibrant community that promotes meaningful relationships, individual choice, and a sense of belonging for all.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the direction, coordination, and evaluation of all therapeutic recreation services based on best practices.
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of recreation programs and services.
• Create and manage a balanced recreation calendar that addresses the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and spiritual needs of residents.
• Facilitate group programs and individualized one-to-one visits as needed to ensure all residents have meaningful opportunities for engagement.
• Conduct assessments of individual skills, needs, interests, and values related to recreation and leisure activities.
• Advocate for resident preferences, ensuring adjustments to recreation plans reflect individual needs and choices.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure effective and efficient service delivery that aligns with resident-directed goals.
• Attend and actively participate in wellness (care) conferences, providing a Recreation Therapy report that highlights residents' strengths, progress, and areas for improvement to support the care team wellness planning.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, retention, and performance management of recreation care partners.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and coaching to the recreation team to ensure commitment to person-directed services and the Eden Philosophy of Care.
• Develop and maintain program plans that provide clear guidelines for implementing recreation activities, ensuring consistency and quality across all programs.
• Adhere to and enforce emergency management plans, infection control protocols, WHMIS, and health & safety wellness strategies.
• Participate in budgeting and resource planning with the General Manager to ensure sustainable recreation programming.
• Manage staff scheduling within budget guidelines.
• Manage inventory and supplies.
• Support community-wide initiatives that enhance companionship, purpose, and meaning in daily life.
• Promote a culture of engagement and spontaneity, creating opportunities for residents to thrive.
• Ensure attendance tracking is accurate, and use collected data to identify areas for program improvement and resident engagement needs.
• Maintain up to date paperwork on residents such as Resident Leisure Biographies, PIPA forms, Outings Consent, etc.
• Send monthly recreation summary report to the Home Office Designate.
• Oversee the recruitment, training, supervision, and retention of volunteers, ensuring they are meaningfully engaged in enhancing resident experiences.
• Participate in after-hours on-call responsibilities as required.
• Perform additional duties as required to support community well-being and engagement.

Required Education

• Degree in Recreation Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation, or Recreation and Leisure Studies.
• Registered with the Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA).
• A diploma in Therapeutic Recreation will be accepted if the candidate is a professional member of ATRA.
• Current clear criminal record check with vulnerable sector check.

Required Skills

• Minimum 3-5 years facilitating group and 1-to-1 programs.
• Minimum 1-2 years in therapeutic recreation program planning experience.
• Minimum 1-2 years of supervisory, leadership and conflict resolution skills.
• Fluent in English (reading, writing, and speaking).
• Knowledge of care planning, assessment tools, and therapeutic recreation regulations.
• Commitment to person-directed care and the Eden Alternative Philosophy.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage residents through meaningful activities and connections.
• Self-starter, takes initiative, high degree of comfort interacting and establishing rapport.
• Awareness of accident and injury prevention, with adherence to safe work practices.
• Ability to complete mandatory training and education requirements within designated timelines.

Additional Education and Skills

• Willingness to modify role to enhance resident experiences and engagement.
• Maintain all required certifications and professional development standards.
• Maintain confidentiality and uphold professional integrity within the community.

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