Your Opportunity

The Alberta Children's Hospital is a warm and vibrant workplace, with team members providing service to children and their families in inpatient units, ambulatory clinics, our Rehabilitation Day Program and Rotary Flames House. Responsible for ensuring the level of therapeutic recreation practice is evidence based, patient-and family-centered, and in accordance with policies, procedures and standards of practice. Completing assessment, treatment, education and provide clinical support and consultation.

Collaboration and communication with the health care team and participation in patient rounds, family conferences and meetings as related to the patient and family.

The Recreation

Therapist will be working at the Rotary Flames House (RFH), the only free standing pediatric hospice in Alberta. Caring for children with life limiting conditions, between the ages of birth to 18 years and their families, this role will enhance the quality of life for these children, while at RFH. Working alongside the interdisciplinary team, and in particular with the Child Life therapist, school teachers, nursing team, Volunteer Coordinator and volunteers, this position will be integral to the care.

As a Recreation Therapist, you will utilize knowledge of child development, the impact of hospitalization on children, pain management and coping techniques when interacting with students and patients. You will provide therapeutic play/recreation programs and adapted physical activities, coordinate special events for the children and families and provide one to one intervention as required.





Description

As a Recreation Therapist I, you will be working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, providing comprehensive services for patients (clients, residents) within your assigned program or service area. You will ensure the level of therapeutic recreation practice is evidence based, patient-and family-centred, and in accordance with policies, procedures and standards of practice. 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 I Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Rotary Flames House - Pediatric Palliative Care Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 24-SEP-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 05-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: Varies Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off:



Other Minimum Salary: $40.81 Maximum Salary: $54.34 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 with Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA).

Additional Required Qualifications

Level C Basic Life Support (CPR). Clinical experience working with children and youth with complex and life limiting medical conditions. Demonstrated skills in utilizing adapted physical activity as part of treatment plan.

Experience planning and facilitating therapeutic group programs and special events. Volunteer training and supervision experience required. Demonstrated ability to teach and deliver education material to families in an engaging and meaningful way. Demonstrated ability to function independently and within an interdisciplinary team workplace. Demonstrated understanding of a Family Centered Care service delivery model.

Preferred Qualifications

Min. 2 yr experience working in a pediatric hospital, or hospice setting and/or rehabilitation program.

Experience working/facilitating in camp programs.

Experience working with community partners providing services to special needs children preferred.

National

Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification is an asset. ATRA (Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association) membership. Completion of a LEAP course and the Pediatric How to Care, What to Say workshop.

📌 Recreation Therapist I (Calgary)
🏢 Alberta Health Services
📍 Calgary