Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator

Location

Winnipeg, MB | Canada

Job description

Requisition ID: 355139

Position Number: 20029583

Posting End Date:   March 14, 2024

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Riverview Health Centre  

Site:  Riverview Health Centre

Department / Unit: Therapeutic Recreation

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: CUPE  

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: ASAP - Indefinite

Reason for Term: Other Leave

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days;Weekends 

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $24.504 , $25.464 , $26.531 , $27.568 , $28.632 , $29.761

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Under the direction of the Resident Care Manager or designate, the Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator develops and implements a variety of therapeutic recreation interventions and programs for individual patients/residents, small groups and large groups. The Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator is a participating member of the interdisciplinary team and is responsible for contributing to Person Centered Care.

Experience

• Minimum of one year or an internship experience providing therapeutic recreation in a long-term care, palliative care or rehabilitation setting, or with seniors along the continuum of care.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator for Older Adults (RRC), or Baccalaureate degree in Recreation Studies, or equivalent.
• Food Handlers Certificate.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Membership in Recreation Connections Manitoba, Therapeutic Recreation Manitoba, CTRS/NTRS or equivalent.

Qualifications and Skills

• Knowledge of therapeutic recreation principles.
• Knowledge of relevant Workplace Safety and Health responsibilities.
• Ability to express ideas and thoughts in English both verbally and in written format.
• Ability to follow directions and work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to organize workload and set priorities.
• Ability to organize and plan for individual, small and large group programs.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer applications.
• Familar with MDS (Minimal Data Set) applications an asset.
• Ability to work within financial guidelines/parameters.
• Ability to work safely without injury to self, to patients/residents, or to other staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with patients/residents, family members and coworkers.

Physical Requirements

• Physical and mental health to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services. Effective April 1, 2024, Golden West Centennial Lodge will also be part of the WRHA legal entity. 

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

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