Recreation Therapist - Senior's Health

​Req ID: 205057
Location: Western Zone, Yarmouth Regional Hospital  
Department: OPWZ Strat Frailty Network Leaders
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (60%) x 1 
CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 30-Jun-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Seniors, the Recreation Therapist is a member of the interdisciplinary Seniors Care Team, providing support to clients, families and inter-professional team members through holistic therapeutic intervention. The Recreation Therapist provides assessment, intervention planning, evidence-informed interventions and evaluation of recreation therapy services. This opportunity involves working in a collaborative team with a geriatric population to deliver recreation therapy services in the clients home and community setting. The Recreation Therapist is responsible to oversee the delivery of the overall recreation therapy service for a program or client. Work hours may include evenings and weekends.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Bachelor of Recreation specializing (Major) in Therapeutic Recreation
• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification
• Minimum of two years' experience preferred.  
• Previous experience working with individuals with dementia
• Previous experience working with older adults
• Experience in working with various populations/disability groups preferred
• BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support)
• Knowledge and application of organizational Therapeutic Recreation assessments and processes
• Comprehensive Program Planning – organizing service delivery
• Risk management strategies and application for the population and service
• Diagnosis-specific procedures
• Responsive Behavior plan development
• Understand roles of the recreation associate and therapeutic assistant
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

 
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent Part-Time / 45 hours bi-weekly
• Shifts may inlude evenings, weekends, holidays
• Travel is required; must have access to reliabile vehicle

Compensation and Benefits

$35.82 - $46.37 Hourly

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.