Recreation Therapist Degree

Position #: 9013208
Expected Start Date: November 17, 2026
Union: HSAS
Facility: Saskatoon City Hospital
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: GEM
Type: Part-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: May 25, 2027
FTE: 0.5
Shift Information: Days
Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Standard Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Recreation Therapist - Degree $36.826 to $45.031
Travel Required: No
Job Description: The role of the Staff Recreation Therapist is to increase patients independent leisure functioning and health through involvement in leisure and recreational activities. Coordinates volunteers, assists in transition/discharge of patients to home and community or to alternate levels of care. The Staff Recreation Therapist will participate in student preceptoring. The Staff Recreation Therapist is an integral member of the interdisciplinary team on both units.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience

• Experience in performing the therapeutic process

Education

• Bachelor of Recreation Studies
• Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation (BTR)

Competencies

• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Leadership skills
• Advanced - Communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to be flexible and willing to change

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Registered/eligible with the Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association (CTRA)
• Registered/eligible for Registration Therapeutic Recreation Professionals( SARP)
• Scheduled hours of work may be reduced during the rotation stipulated when a statutory holiday is recognized during that period