Recreation Therapist Degree

Position #: 9006077

Expected Start Date: September 22, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Royal University Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Child Life

Type: Part-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: September 22, 2026

FTE: 0.4

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Hours of Work: shifts of hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

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

Travel Required: No

Job Description: The Staff Recreation Therapist works as a member of the collaborative health care team and provides services with specific clients and/or client groups. The Therapist focuses on enhancing life-long leisure skills/attitudes, eliminating barriers to leisure and optimizing leisure participation for clients with chronic illness or disabling conditions. The Therapist utilizes assessment, intervention planning, evaluation and documentation of services. Services are provided to groups/individuals in inpatient, outpatient or community settings, relating to the client's leisure needs, interests and abilities and treatment plan. The incumbent oversees the delivery of the Recreation Therapy service for a program/team and supervise Recreation Coordinators and Therapy Assistants. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Bachelor of Recreation Studies

Other Education and Training

• Bachelor of Sport and Recreation, major therapeutic recreation is acceptable

Competencies

• Basic - Problem solving skills
• Basic - Interpersonal skills
• Basic - Verbal communication skills
• Basic - Assessment skills
• Basic - Conflict resolution skills
• Basic - Organizational skills
• Basic - Facilitation skills
• Basic - Leadership skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to prioritize work
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Ability to adhere to SHA policy, procedures, and standards of conduct
• Ability to apply health promotion principles
• Ability to research and analyze Rec Therapy practices to enhance profession
• Knowledge of HIPA
• Ability to use a variety of interventions/programs 
• Knowledge in local leisure service and health related delivery systems
• Knowledge in marginalized populations
• Committment to self evaluation, professional development and ongoing self care
• Ability to treat individuals with chronic illness or disabling conditions
• Requires coping skills to work w/clients dealing with stress/psychosocial issues
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of assessing individuals with chronic illness or disabling conditions
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Other Information

• Registered/eligible for Registration Therapeutic Recreation Professionals( SARP)
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Registered/eligible for registration Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association