Recreation Aide

Your Opportunity:

The Mental Health Adult Inpatient Program at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury provides care and treatment for those individuals experiencing a severe and persistent mental illness to support recovery. Reporting to a Unit Manager, the Recreation Aide will be working within a client-centered treatment approach and will be responsible for engaging with clients with a safe and therapeutic approach. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

Description:

As a Recreation Aide, you will be working both independently and as part of the interdisciplinary team where you will contribute to the effective and efficient delivery of rehabilitation services. Your role may include administrative duties such as ordering supplies, booking clients, tracking attendances, equipment inventory, and preparing/cleaning the treatment area. Under the direction of a supervising recreation therapist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, audiologist, or speech language pathologist, you will prepare and/or apply routine interventions, promote patient (client, resident) healthy living, self-care independence, and motivate clients to actively participate in assigned therapy protocols or programs. You may assist with client lifts and transfers, positioning, and basic activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) within the context of the therapy program.

Classification: Recreation Aide
Union: AUPE AUX
Unit and Program: Cascade House
Primary Location: Cent. Ctr for MH and Brain Inj
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.70
Posting End Date: 21-APR-2025
Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Part Time
Date Available: 01-MAY-2025
Temporary End Date: 02-AUG-2025
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 4
Shifts per cycle: 14
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $22.67
Maximum Salary: $26.43
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:
Completion of Grade 12.

Additional Required Qualifications:
As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.