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Apply By: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Recreation Officer

Job ID:

243149

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of the Solicitor General

Division:

Monteith Correctional Complex

City:

Monteith

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

50494 - Recreation Officer 2, Correctional Services

Salary:

$32.16 - $39.85 Per hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can make a meaningful impact while using your creativity, leadership, and passion for recreation? Do you enjoy planning and leading activities that promote wellness, teamwork, and positive engagement?

Consider joining the team as a Recreation Officer at Monteith Correctional Centre. In this role, you will plan, organize, and deliver a diverse range of physical, social, cultural, and leisure activities that support the well-being and rehabilitation of adult inmates.

Located in the close-knit community of Monteith, just minutes from Timmins, this role offers the opportunity to enjoy northern Ontario living—short commutes, access to outdoor recreation year-round, and a strong sense of community—while building a rewarding career in public service.

Note: This role requires shift work and the successful completion of a specialized, mandatory training once hired.

About the job

• Plan, organize, and guide the activities of various clubs and craft classes or other group activities
• Ensure appropriate security and safety measures are maintained
• Ensure the proper maintenance, repairs, and construction of recreation equipment and facilities
• Remain up to date on skills, techniques, rules, and regulations of games and other recreational activities
• Assist in the planning, implementation, and supervision of recreation programs and content, and special events
• Coordinate and schedule recreational facilities and equipment

What you bring to the team

Knowledge and Experience

You -

• have knowledge of recreation activities that are acquired through a supervised program of study, such as physical education, kinesiology, or recreation leadership, or equivalent experience in planning and managing recreation programs to meet the physical, social, cultural, and educational needs of adult inmates.
• Can participate in the design and implementation of recreation program content.

Group Leadership Skills

You -

• can effectively lead participants through recreational activities
• can demonstrate and supervise recreational activities

Communication Skills

You -

• can draft various reports such as program evaluations, occurrence reports, etc.
• can provide clear instructions to participants on how to engage/perform a variety of recreational activities.

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

Apply by:

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Permanent, 3052 Rese Rd, Monteith, North Region, Broad Record Check

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 4.7

Category:

Corrections and Enforcement

Posted on:

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Note:

• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

How to apply:

• You must apply online.

• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

• Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.

• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

• If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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