Recreational Therapist

Position Summary Join our healthcare team as a Recreation Therapist, where you'll design, implement, and evaluate engaging therapeutic activities for clients in Complex Continuing Care (CCC) units. You'll collaborate closely with our healthcare professionals, recommend innovative interventions, and connect clients with valuable community resources. Your role includes guiding volunteers, documenting client progress, and providing regular updates to clients and their families. If you're passionate about enhancing quality of life through recreational therapy and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the opportunity for you. Temporary full time hours can be expected up until August 2027. Required Degree in Therapeutic Recreation, or Degree/Diploma in Recreation, Gerontology, or related field plus Therapeutic Recreation diploma. Related experience in a geriatric recreation service. Must be able to communicate with elderly clients and work in a team environment. Must be able to make independent decisions to initiate client care interventions. Must have a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check. For internal candidates, disciplinary and attendance records will be considered. Duties Develops, implements and evaluates selected interventions and recreational activities for clients on the Complex Continuing Care (CCC) units. Identifies equipment and space needs for selected interventions, organizes requirements with the Team. Orients, supports, and assists volunteers. Researches intervention ideas and makes recommendations to the healthcare team. Makes recommendations with respect to community resources, programs, and services. Records assessments and progress reports on the client record. Provides regular and frequent verbal and written progress reports to clients, or client’s families. Collaborates with the healthcare team to: develop and implement standards of care and policy and procedure development for recreation therapy, contributes to progress conferences, evaluate effectiveness of therapy, educates clients and client families. Supervises volunteers, Co-op students, and clinical placements students are required. Other duties as assigned from time to time. Our family of four hospitals play an integral role in improving lives and creating healthier communities. We work together as one team across our hospitals to provide local and regional health care services, and also work in partnership with our communities to improve access to high-quality care, close to home. We are incredibly fulfilled by the work that we do, and proud of our dynamic teams of staff, physicians and volunteers who care deeply about our patients, and each other. We don’t just serve our communities, we are part of them. We live here, raise our families here and, quite often, retire here in the community that we love. Quinte Health is always looking for compassionate, dedicated people to join our team. We have a wide range of exciting roles, some which involve working across more than one of our hospitals, and some which are situated at just one hospital. Physical Demands Analysis Strength Required Occasionally – lifting and carrying average weight 20 pounds and max 50, pushing/pulling average 10-15 pounds and max 30 pounds, patient assist approx. 100 pounds Mobility Required Constantly – standing Required Frequently – walking, bending/stooping Required Occasionally – sitting, twisting/turning, bending, crouching/squatting, kneeling Required Rarely – balancing, climbing Dexterity Required Frequently – forward shoulder movements, gripping/grasping, pinching, neck, elbow, shoulder, wrist and back normal range of motion Required Occasionally – fine finger movements, shoulder movements (up/down) Required Rarely – foot action Equal Opportunity We thank all interested candidates for their response, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. Quinte Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our Recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department at 613-969-7400 x2577 or

Design and implement therapeutic recreational activities for clients in Complex Continuing Care units to enhance their quality of life. Collaborate with healthcare teams to develop standards of care and provide progress reports to clients and their families.

Requires a degree in Therapeutic Recreation or a related field combined with a Therapeutic Recreation diploma. Candidates must have experience in geriatric recreation and a satisfactory Criminal Record/Vulnerable Sector Check.

• Geriatric CarePreferred
• community resource coordinationPreferred

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• Therapeutic Recreation
• Client Assessment
• Intervention Planning
• Geriatric Care
• Volunteer Supervision
• Clinical Documentation
• Community Resource Coordination
• Collaborative Care
• Patient Education
• Program Evaluation

• Healthcare
• Sports & Recreation
• Social Services

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

0+ years

Apply by

Oct 2, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Entry level