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Job Description - Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator


Requisition ID: 405485  


Position Number: 20029583


Posting End Date: June 26, 2026


City: Winnipeg 


Site: Riverview Health Centre   


Department / Unit: Therapeutic Recreation  


Job Stream: Clinical  


Union: CUPE 


Anticipated Start Date - End Date: ASAP - Indefinite


Reason for Term: Other Leave


FTE: 1.00  


Anticipated Shift: Days 


Work Arrangement: In Person  


Daily Hours Worked: 7.75


Annual Base Hours: 2015


Salary: $28.415, $29.583, $30.720, $31.885, $33.122


 


Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.


 


Position Overview

Under the direction of the Resident Care Manager or designate, the Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator develops and implements a variety of therapeutic recreation programs for individual patients/residents, small groups and large groups. The Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator is a participating member of the interdisciplinary team and is responsible for contributing to Person Directed Living.

Experience


  • Minimum one year or internship experience providing therapeutic recreation in a long-term care, palliative care or rehabilitation setting, or with seniors along the continuum of care.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)


  • Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator for Older Adults (RRC), or Baccalaureate degree in Recreation Studies, or equivalent.

  • Food Handlers Certificate.

Certification/Licensure/Registration


  • Membership in Recreation Connections Manitoba, Therapeutic Recreation Manitoba, CTRS/NTRS or equivalent.

Qualifications and Skills


  • Knowledge of therapeutic recreation principles.

  • Knowledge of relevant Workplace Safety and Health responsibilities.

  • Ability to express ideas and thoughts in English both verbally and in written format.

  • Ability to follow directions and work with minimal supervision.

  • Ability to organize workload and set priorities.

  • Ability to organize and plan for individual, small and large group programs.

  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.

  • Demonstrated ability to use computer applications.

  • Familar with MDS (Minimal Data Set) applications an asset.

  • Ability to work within financial guidelines/parameters.

  • Ability to work safely without injury to self, to patients/residents, or to other staff.

  • Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with patients/residents, family members, community members and coworkers.

Physical Requirements


  • Physical and mental health to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.

  • Regular weekday and weekend hours as per Community/Care Area requirements.

  • May encounter environmental and personal hazards including potential sources of infection and patients/residents who are resistive to care/responsive to changes in their environment.

  • The position involves moderate physical activity such as walking, standing, lifting and periods of sitting.


 


 


This Indefinite Term may expire subject to one (1) weeks’ notice.


 


This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.


 


Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden Door Geriatric Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services. 


 


Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.


 


Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.


 


We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.


 


Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.


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