Recreation Therapist - GAU-A

Reporting to the Senior Manager, you will be expected to work collaboratively within an inpatient interprofessional team setting. You will be expected to promote holistic leisure activities tailored to older adults by developing and implementing activities that address clients’ social, physical, spiritual, emotional and cognitive needs. Your target client population will be 65 years of age and older with mental health and addiction issues, usually with co-occurring medical issues. Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health. To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca. To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.

Develop and implement holistic leisure activities tailored to older adults with mental health and addiction issues. Work collaboratively within an inpatient interprofessional team to address clients' social, physical, spiritual, emotional, and cognitive needs.

Requires a degree or diploma in Recreation Therapy and at least one year of experience, with membership or eligibility for Therapeutic Recreation Ontario. Preference is given to candidates with experience in geriatric mental health, addictions, or rehabilitation facilities.

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• Therapeutic Recreation
• Geriatric Care
• Mental Health Support
• Addiction Treatment
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation
• Interprofessional Collaboration
• Holistic Activity Planning
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Organization Skills
• MS Office
• Outlook
• Cultural Competency
• Bilingualism
• Courage
• Leisure And Recreation
• Mental Health
• Strategic Planning
• Certified Associate In Materials Handling
• Innovation
• Mental Diseases
• Social Change

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Sports & Recreation
• Recreation Therapist
• Recreational Therapist
• Health Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
• Recreational Therapists

Formation minimale

Diplôme professionnel

Expérience minimale

2+ ans

Postuler avant le

21 août 2026

Langue de l’offre

anglais

Heures de travail

40 heures par semaine