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Recreation Therapist Degree
@ HealthCareersInSask.ca
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Overview
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is hiring a full-time Recreation Therapist at The Meadows in Swift Current, starting December 1, 2026. The role carries a clinical caseload, providing assessment, treatment and ongoing monitoring of recreation therapy for residents. The posting states a day-shift schedule of 14 eight-hour shifts per three weeks and a pay band of $36.826 to $45.031 per hour.
Responsibilities:
- Carry a clinical caseload providing direct care to residents
- Assess residents referred to recreation therapy
- Plan, implement and modify treatment interventions
- Monitor interventions and adjust or discontinue service based on outcomes
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation (BTR) required
- Current CPR certification required
- Registered or eligible with CTRA
- NCTRC certification is an asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-12
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 28 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | CPR |
| Background checks | criminal record, vulnerable sector |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Therapeutic Recreation |
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Position #: 9014694
Expected Start Date: December 01, 2026
Union: HSAS
Facility: The Meadows
City/Town: Swift Current
Department: Recreation
Type: Full-time regular
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days
Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Field Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Recreation Therapist - Degree $36.826 to $45.031
Travel Required: No
Job Description: The Recreation Therapist – Degree is responsible for a clinical caseload and provides direct care to residents. The Recreation Therapist – Degree is required to provide appropriate assessment and treatment interventions to residents referred to the recreation therapy service, and is responsible for the ongoing monitoring of prescribed interventions with appropriate adjustment or discontinuation of service based on outcome measurement.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Education
- Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation (BTR)
Other Education and Training
- National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Cert. (NCTRC) is an asset
- Current CPR certification
Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to establish/maintain satisfactory working relationships
- Ability to integrate ideas into a team treatment approach
- Ability to plan, organize/coordinate efforts with other team members
- Initiative & judgment to plan implement/modify treatment programs for clients
- Ability to communicate effectively with all internal and external contacts.
- Ability to be resourceful
- Ability to provide evidence-informed, and person-centered care
- Ability to adapt to changing conditions
- Requires coping skills to work w/clients dealing with stress/psychosocial issues
- Ability to promote a collaborative and team approach
- Requires concentration and attention for treatment, teaching and report writing
- Develops and implements a life-long post-graduate education plan
- Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others as required
Other Information
- Registered/eligible with the Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association (CTRA)
Applicants must upload all relevant documents (ex: certificates, diplomas, proof of enrollment, licenses and/or memberships) relating to the qualifications of the position. By submitting your application, you consent to your application history and talent profile being shared with Human Resources and the applicable hiring team.
Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Those being interviewed are required to bring a valid Criminal Record Check (CRC) to the interview; it must be dated within six (6) months and include a vulnerable sector search.
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Please note: Only applications that include all required documentation will be considered.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in Saskatchewan, employing more than 45,000 staff in a dynamic healthcare environment. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is committed to providing coordinated quality services that are seamless, safe and patient-centred.Journal
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