Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (Part-time) - City of Ottawa, Ottawa

Your Impact

You will play a vital role in delivering the Therapeutic Recreation/Life Skills day program for the City of Ottawa. This part-time position involves assisting with all functions related to the program, specifically focusing on therapeutic recreation programming. Your work will contribute to ensuring that community recreation programs, including aquatic, sport, and physical activity programming, are accessible to all ages and address the needs of individuals with disabilities and other population segments who may face barriers to accessing recreation services.

Requirements

To succeed in these important positions, candidates must meet specific educational, experience, and certification criteria, along with possessing key knowledge and competencies.

• Completion of 4 year Therapeutic Recreation degree or 3 year general degree with a Therapeutic Recreation Diploma
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in Therapeutic Recreation Adult Day Program/ABI /Special Needs/Rehab/Community/Inclusive Recreation

Required certifications and licences include:

• Current Standard First Aid, CPR and/or AED certificates
• Crisis Prevention/Intervention training certificate
• AODA Customer Service/IASR Training

Candidates should possess knowledge of:

• Legislation protecting rights of special needs client, populations
• Client care
• Health and Safety legislation, policies and procedures
• City of Ottawa and Parks & Recreation Branch Policies and Procedures
• Professional standards of practice, legislative requirements and Policy/Procedures

Essential competencies, skills, and abilities include:

• Ability to lead small groups
• Leadership skills
• Well developed understanding of TR tools
• Able to design rehab and adapted recreation programming
• Creative
• Outgoing
• Reliable
• Dependable
• Flexible

About the Employer

The City of Ottawa's Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department is dedicated to the day-to-day operation of facilities and service delivery for recreation venues and programs, alongside parks and recreation policies, and cultural services programming. This department ensures operations, processes, and services are customer-centric and efficient, delivering community recreation programs across various areas of Ottawa. They provide aquatic, sport, and physical activity programming for all ages, with a strong focus on addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities and those who may experience barriers to accessing essential recreation services. Explore City of Ottawa jobs and City of Ottawa careers in administration jobs Ottawa, making a difference in jobs in Ottawa.

Compensation and Perks

This part-time continuous position offers a competitive hourly wage, ranging from $25.120 to $36.683 per hour (based on 2024 rates of pay). Successful candidates will be affiliated with CUPE 503 PT - RC & Aquatics/CUPE 503 PT Rec. The role involves various shifts, including days, evenings, and weekends, providing flexibility within the up to 24 hours per week schedule.