Therapeutic Recreation Practitioner - Carelife Fleetwood

We are currently hiring for Casual Therapeutic Recreation Practitioners to join our team at Carelife Fleetwood located in Surrey, B.C.

• Four weeks of vacation to start
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
• 87% maternity top-up
• 50% subsidy on Translink passes

• Plans, implements and evaluates recreation programs and services to meet the needs of the patients/residents such as community outings, arts and crafts, cooking, discussion groups, special events, sensory stimulation and intergenerational programs.
• Participates in therapeutic recreation re-assessments through collaboration with and reporting information to the Recreation Therapist. This may involve: providing information about the patient's/resident's performance and response in programs, completing forms, reviewing records, consulting with patient/resident, family and team members to gather relevant information.
• Prepares food items with patients/residents by counting, weighing and/or measuring ingredients, mixing beverage and food items and assembling food items. Portions out and serves food and beverages and assists patients/residents with eating refreshments at programs.
• Plans and implements community outings for patients/residents as appropriate. Prepares the bus, completes a vehicle safety check to ensure the vehicle is safe for use and drives the bus.
• Provides work direction and supervision to students and volunteers in designated programs.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team and/or family conferences by methods such as providing information about patients/residents on topics related to recreation services, contributing to the development of an interdisciplinary care plan for individual patients/residents, and performing recorder functions when needed.
• Maintains resident records, statistical data, and reports in accordance with department, organizational and professional standards by methods such as maintaining resident documentation, completing resident attendance and workload measurement statistics.
• Maintains recreation equipment and materials by methods such as cleaning equipment and putting away equipment, maintaining an orderly work area and making recommendations to the Recreation Therapist and/or Therapeutic Recreation Supervisor regarding the purchase, general maintenance and repair of equipment and supplies.
• Participates in quality improvement activities by methods such as providing input to the Recreation Therapist and/or Therapeutic Recreation Supervisor on policies and procedures, departmental goals, objectives and operational plans and developing new recreation programs and services.
• Participates on committee and task groups as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Ability to lead, plan, organize, implement, and evaluate.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.