Recreational Therapist - Rehabilitation Services, Senior's Health, and Long Term Care

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Sydney Mines; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health Authority seeks a Recreation Therapist to join its thriving team at Harbourview Hospital. The role involves delivering therapeutic interventions to support clients' holistic needs, with a focus on improving their leisure activities and overall quality of care. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's in Therapeutic Recreation and be certified as a Recreation Specialist. Join us in providing high-quality care to diverse populations in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Life insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience preferred.
• Experience with individuals with dementia and older adults.
• BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) required.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessment and evidence-informed interventions.
• Oversees delivery of recreation therapy services for groups and individuals.
• Travels to other sites as required.

Skills

Therapeutic Recreation

Assessment skills

Program Planning

Knowledge of dementia care

Risk management strategies

Education

Bachelor of Recreation specializing in Therapeutic Recreation

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist

Job description

Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

Req ID: 204775

Location: Eastern Zone, Harbourview Hospital

Department: OPEZ Recreation HV

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% ) x 1

UNIFOR Healthcare Position

Posting Closing Date: 3-Jul-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About The Opportunity

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Recreation Therapist is a member of the collaborative health care team, providing support to residents, families and inter-professional team members through therapeutic intervention to support holistic functioning of residents. The Recreation Therapist provides assessment, intervention plan development, evidence-informed interventions and evaluation of recreation therapy services. Interventions are provided to groups or individuals in a long-term care setting related to the resident’s leisure needs and overall plan of care. The Recreation Therapist is responsible to oversee the delivery of the overall recreation therapy service for a program or team, travel to other sites will be required. Where the role requires a Recreation Therapist designation, the provider works within the standards and competencies of a Recreation Therapist.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Bachelor of Recreation specializing (Major) in Therapeutic Recreation
• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification
• Minimum of two years' experience preferred.
• Previous experience working with individuals with dementia
• Previous experience working with older adults
• Experience in working with various populations/disability groups preferred
• BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support)
• Knowledge and application of organizational Therapeutic Recreation assessments and processes
• Comprehensive Program Planning – organizing service delivery
• Risk management strategies and application for the population and service
• Diagnosis-specific procedures
• Responsive Behavior plan development
• Understand roles of the recreation associate and therapeutic assistant
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
  
  

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

$35.83 - $46.37 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.