Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Are you a Recreation Therapist passionate about helping people achieve independence, participation, and quality of life through meaningful recreation and leisure experiences? Do you thrive in a rehabilitation environment and enjoy working with patients with diverse and complex needs? If so, join the Recreation Therapy team at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (GRH). As a Recreation Therapist I, you will provide therapeutic recreation services to patients across the lifespan in a specialized rehabilitation setting. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you will collaborate with patients, families, and community partners to deliver evidence-informed care. Responsibilities include completing recreation therapy assessments, developing treatment plans, facilitating individual and group interventions, providing leisure education, evaluating outcomes, and documenting in accordance with professional standards. In this role, you will participate in interdisciplinary rounds, patient conferences, and collaborative care planning. You will also contribute to program development, quality improvement, student education, and the ongoing advancement of therapeutic recreation while expanding your clinical expertise. The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest freestanding tertiary rehabilitation hospital, providing specialized services that help people of all ages achieve their highest level of independence and participation in life. Guided by our vision, Building Abilities for Life, we are: A leader in specialized rehabilitation across the lifespan. A trusted partner with patients, families, and communities. A leader in research, innovation, and education. A great place to work, teach, and learn.
Description:
As the 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 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 Rehab I Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Recreation Therapy Primary Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hsp Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 26-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 05-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 4 Shifts per cycle: 20 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $42.14 Maximum Salary: $56.02 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Recreation Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation, or Recreation and Leisure Studies. Active or eligible for Professional Membership with the Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Experience in a clinical and/or rehabilitation setting. Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team and build positive relationships with patients, families, and healthcare providers. Knowledge of therapeutic recreation standards, evidence-informed practice, assessment, client- and family-centred treatment planning, interventions, evaluation, outcomes, documentation, and collaboration. Experience providing therapeutic recreation to individuals with complex physical, neurological, developmental, cognitive, and/or psychosocial rehabilitation needs in individual and group settings. Ability to manage a diverse clinical caseload using clinical reasoning, organization, prioritization, and time management. Strong verbal and written communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Teams and Outlook. Ability to develop innovative solutions to complex patient needs and integrate patient- and family-centred care. Commitment to ongoing professional growth through continuing education, reflective practice, and quality improvement. Behaviours consistent with AHS CARES values. Ability to perform 60–70% physical effort, including standing, lifting, bending, reaching, transfers, and therapeutic recreation interventions. Ability to perform 70–80% concurrent mental effort for clinical decision-making, assessment, treatment planning, prioritization, and care coordination. Excellent attendance, reliability, and personal suitability.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience using standardized assessment tools and outcome measures within a rehabilitation setting. Experience with Connect Care and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) training is an asset. Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) designation is preferred. Experience working with individuals with complex rehabilitation needs. CARI Training Certification.
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Responsibilities
Provide evidence-informed therapeutic recreation assessments, treatment plans, interventions, leisure education, outcome evaluations, and clinical documentation for rehabilitation patients. Collaborate with patients, families, community partners, and interdisciplinary teams, and contribute to care planning, program development, quality improvement, and student education.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Recreation Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation, or Recreation and Leisure Studies and active or eligible professional membership with ATRA are required. Applicants need clinical or rehabilitation experience, therapeutic recreation experience with complex needs, strong interdisciplinary and communication skills, and the ability to manage a diverse caseload; CTRS designation, Connect Care, NVCI, and CARI training are preferred or assets.
Skills
- Therapeutic Recreation Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Individual and Group Interventions
- Leisure Education
- Outcome Evaluation
- Clinical Documentation
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Patient- and Family-Centred Care
- Clinical Reasoning
- Caseload Management
- Communication
- Quality Improvement
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Outlook
- Crisis Intervention
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Sports & Recreation
- Social Services
- Education
Keywords
- Recreation Therapy
- Therapeutic Recreation
- Rehabilitation
- Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
- Interdisciplinary Team
- Evidence-Informed Practice
- Patient- and Family-Centred Care
- Clinical Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Individual Interventions
- Group Interventions
- Leisure Education
- Outcome Measures
- Clinical Documentation
- Quality Improvement
- Student Education
- Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association
- ATRA
- Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
- CTRS
- Connect Care
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
- NVCI
- CARI Training
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Outlook
