Job Information
Position #:
Expected Start Date: October 26, 2026
Union: HSAS
Facility: The Meadows
City/Town: Swift Current
Department: Recreation
Type: Full time regular
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Field Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Recreation Therapist - Degree $36.826 to $45.031
Travel Required: No

Job Description:

The Recreation Therapist – Degree is responsible for a clinical caseload and provides direct care to residents. The Recreation Therapist – Degree is required to provide appropriate assessment and treatment interventions to residents referred to the recreation therapy service, and is responsible for the ongoing monitoring of prescribed interventions with appropriate adjustment or discontinuation of service based on outcome measurement.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education
Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation (BTR)

Knowledge & Abilities
Ability to integrate ideas into a team treatment approach
Ability to establish/maintain satisfactory working relationships




Ability to be resourceful
Develops and implements a life-long post-graduate education plan
Ability to adapt to changing conditions
Ability to communicate effectively with all internal and external contacts.
Requires concentration and attention for treatment, teaching and report writing
Ability to provide evidence-informed, and person-centred care
Requires coping skills to work w/clients dealing with stress/psychosocial issues
Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others as required
Ability to promote a cooperative and team approach
Initiative & judgment to plan implement/modify treatmentprograms for clients
Ability to plan, organize/coordinate efforts with other team members

Other Education & Training
National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Cert. (NCTRC) is an asset
Current CPR certification

Other Information
Registered/eligible with the Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association (CTRA)
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📌 Recreation Therapist Degree Swift Current
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