strategies that work best for them Provides ongoing assessment of individuals' mental illness symptoms and individuals' response to treatment.

In collaboration with the individual and the interprofessional team, makes appropriate changes in treatment and recovery plan to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status or behaviour, which put individuals at risk (e.g. suicidal) Provides symptom education to enable individuals to identify their mental illness symptoms and target the symptoms and occurrence patterns of his or her mental illness, developing methods (internal, behavioural or adaptive) to help lessen the effects Collaborates with the interprofessional team, to assist in the organization and management of the system of medication administration and integrates medication administration into individual recovery plans Provides occupational performance problem identification and occupation performance analysis to determine outcomes for OT intervention.

May include functional, environmental, cognitive and physical assessments, and evaluation of daily use of time, recommending interventions such as remediation of impairments, developing strategies for adaptation, facilitating skill development, and strengthening individuals' resources, matching the individual's strengths, values and activity Provides ongoing assessment, problem-solving, side-by-side services, skill training, supervision (e.g. prompts, assignments, monitoring, encouragement), and environmental adaptations to assist individuals with activities of daily living Assists individuals to find and maintain a protected and affordable place to live - apartment hunting, finding a room-mate, landlord negotiations, cleaning,



furnishing and decorating, and procuring necessities (e.g. telephone, furnishings, linens, etc.) Assists and supports individuals to carry out personal hygiene and grooming tasks Identifies strengths and skills of individuals in achieving occupational goals, engagement and community participation Highlights employment as a path to recovery and participates in, and conducts parts of the individual-centered comprehensive assessment related to education and employment Assists individuals to plan and structure social and leisure time activities on evenings, weekends and holidays through the use of natural supports and community resources.

Provides clinical opportunities and education for Occupational Therapy students in accordance with OT policy Provides in-services, community education and academic teaching Why Work at Providence Care Community Teams Providence Care offers a wide range of community services across Southeastern Ontario Community services striving for excellence in care, education and research Committed to people centred approach to care delivery Competitive salaries, benefits and pension Corporate and service specific orientation for new hires Focus on Healthy Workplace and Culture of Quality Employee and Family Assistance Program Education, mentorship and bursary opportunities Fully affiliated with Queen’s University and St.

Lawrence College and other academic institutions Locations in Kingston, Belleville, Brockville, Kingston, Napanee and Sharbot Lake Disclosure: We do not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or make selection decisions in our recruitment process.

Unless specifically stated, all job postings are for existing positions at Providence Care.

📌 Occupational Therapist, Full Time, Community Adult Mental Health (Kingston)
🏢 Providence Care Centre
📍 Kingston