Recreation Therapist Degree

Position #: 201039

Expected Start Date: November 18, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Royal University Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Occupational Therapy

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: March 31, 2025

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Recreation Therapist - Degree $36.826 to $45.031

Travel Required: No

Job Description: The staff Recreation Therapist is an integral member of the interdisciplinary team. Their primary role focuses on providing a full range of recreational therapy services including assessment, treatment planning, delivery of therapeutic interventions in a team environment and evaluating progress. Discharge leisure planning and community reintegration are essential components of the job. The goal of the recreation therapist is to use recreation and leisure activities as a modality to work on improving function and creating optimal health and well-being for individuals with illness or disabling conditions.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Bachelor of Recreation Studies
• Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation (BTR)

Licenses

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• Registered/eligible with the Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association (CTRA)