Working Leader, Recreation Facilities
About the role
Your Opportunity:
The Working Leader, Recreation Facilities role is within the Alberta Hospital Edmonton’s (AHE) Patient Experience Recreation team. The Working Leader is a rewarding opportunity to support patients with patient engagement opportunities with Evening Recreation and site-based events. The Working Leader also supervises and supports the Activities Convenors within the team. AHE serves individuals that experience both mental health and addiction concerns in acute and rehabilitative models of care. As a member of the Patient Engagement program at AHE, the successful candidate will be responsible for independent program facilitation of a variety of diversional leisure-based activities, under the leadership of the Care Manager for Allied Health & Patient Experience. This role is recovery focused and requires strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. You will collaborate with volunteer services and community stakeholders in this position. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
Description:
As a Working Leader Rec Facilities, you will direct all functions and activities of the Recreation Facilities Program, which includes the knowledge and maintenance of directives and procedures, products, and equipment in the program. Your role will include supervising, training, and evaluating Recreation Facilities staff. You will be required to organize time and work schedules/programs and ensure staff compliance with the program and Hospital policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Transition Company: Recovery Alberta
- Classification: Working Ldr Rec Facilities
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: Allied Health and Patient Experience
- Primary Location: Alberta Hospital Edmonton
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 20-AUG-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Full Time
- Date Available: 08-SEP-2025
- Temporary End Date: 02-JAN-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $27.91
- Maximum Salary: $31.17
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
- Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:
- Valid Heart & Stroke Foundation BLS-HCP.
- Valid Emergency First Aid.
- Experience with individual and group program facilitation.
- Understanding and knowledge of recovery orientated care and rehabilitation models.
- This position is physically demanding and requires the successful candidate to be able to lift 30-40lbs, walk distances of up to 5 km and tolerate prolonged periods of standing.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related health field or equivalent. A combination of experience and education may be considered.
- Demonstration of punctuality, dependability and attendance record verifiable by references.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.
Working Leader, Recreation Facilities
About the role
Your Opportunity:
The Working Leader, Recreation Facilities role is within the Alberta Hospital Edmonton’s (AHE) Patient Experience Recreation team. The Working Leader is a rewarding opportunity to support patients with patient engagement opportunities with Evening Recreation and site-based events. The Working Leader also supervises and supports the Activities Convenors within the team. AHE serves individuals that experience both mental health and addiction concerns in acute and rehabilitative models of care. As a member of the Patient Engagement program at AHE, the successful candidate will be responsible for independent program facilitation of a variety of diversional leisure-based activities, under the leadership of the Care Manager for Allied Health & Patient Experience. This role is recovery focused and requires strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. You will collaborate with volunteer services and community stakeholders in this position. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
Description:
As a Working Leader Rec Facilities, you will direct all functions and activities of the Recreation Facilities Program, which includes the knowledge and maintenance of directives and procedures, products, and equipment in the program. Your role will include supervising, training, and evaluating Recreation Facilities staff. You will be required to organize time and work schedules/programs and ensure staff compliance with the program and Hospital policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Transition Company: Recovery Alberta
- Classification: Working Ldr Rec Facilities
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: Allied Health and Patient Experience
- Primary Location: Alberta Hospital Edmonton
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 20-AUG-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Full Time
- Date Available: 08-SEP-2025
- Temporary End Date: 02-JAN-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $27.91
- Maximum Salary: $31.17
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
- Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:
- Valid Heart & Stroke Foundation BLS-HCP.
- Valid Emergency First Aid.
- Experience with individual and group program facilitation.
- Understanding and knowledge of recovery orientated care and rehabilitation models.
- This position is physically demanding and requires the successful candidate to be able to lift 30-40lbs, walk distances of up to 5 km and tolerate prolonged periods of standing.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Completion of diploma from a post-secondary program in a related health field or equivalent. A combination of experience and education may be considered.
- Demonstration of punctuality, dependability and attendance record verifiable by references.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.