Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital, and a top 40 Canadian research hospital. Serving over 8,500 families annually in both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview's vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. We are an academic hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and research.
Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

The Position

Summer Program Assistant

Rate: $17.00 per hour

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and evaluate recreation programs with input from Therapeutic Recreation Specialists
• Maintains flexible hours including evenings, weekends and statutory holidays
• Contributes to departmental planning meetings
• Follows hospital philosophy regarding Client and Family Centred Care.
• Possess knowledge of Holland Bloorview's client-based services, programs, policies and procedures
• Ensures the maintenance of the Standards of Practice for Therapeutic Recreation
• Identifies learning needs and provides opportunity to reach goals for program participants
• Create safe and fun atmosphere for program participants

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Diploma or Degree program in Therapeutic Recreation or equivalent (Recreation & Leisure, Recreation Leadership) preferred
• Maintains current certificate in Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Life Saving course (BCLS) and Standard First Aid
• Experience working with children and adolescents with physical disabilities and their families is preferred
• Creativity and ability to adapt and problem solve on demand
• Relates well to professionals, children, adolescents and family members
• Ability to manage flexible working hours and fluctuating responsibilities
• Proven ability to organize time, meet deadlines, and work independently

Additional Qualifications

This position may be funded through a government program, which creates summer job opportunities for students; therefore, eligible candidates must be:

• Must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.
• Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment. International students are not eligible participants. Youth awaiting a refugee status ruling, as well as those who hold a temporary visitor visa, youth visa or work visa are ineligible.
• Must have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
• NEW: Youth hired for a CSJ-funded job should not be already employed full-time by the organization. However, a youth working part-time for an employer, or who has previously worked for an employer as part of a Co-op placement is eligible for a CSJ-funded job.