Recreation Therapist - Lac La Biche
Posting Date: Feb 11, 2025
Location: Lac La Biche, AB
Company: Government of Alberta
Job Information
Job Title: Recreation Therapist - Lac La Biche
Job Requisition ID: 63976
Ministry: Children and Family Services - Provincial Campus Based Care
Location: Lac La Biche
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 38.75 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open
Closing Date: February 24, 2025
Classification: Rehabilitation 2
Salary: $2,534.55 to $3,137.30 bi-weekly ($66,151 to $81,883 / year)
The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx
The Ministry of Children and Family Services works to foster a society in which families are safe and resilient, individuals have sustainable employment, vulnerable Albertans have the supports they require, and no one is left behind. Children and Family Services mission is to assist Albertans in creating the conditions for safe and supportive homes, communities, and workplaces so they have opportunities to realize their full potential. Its core business is to work collaboratively with community partners to deliver citizen-centered programs and services that improve quality of life for Albertans. The ministry deals with topics that vary widely and addresses many of the issues people face across their life span.
To learn more about our Ministry’s work, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/children-and-family-services.
Role Responsibilities
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable youth? Do you feel called to this important work? If so, we invite you to apply for the position of Recreation Therapist at our Lac La Biche Provincial Campus Based Care (PCBC) Centre. Help us realize our vision of building “strong children, youth, families, and communities where children and youth are valued, nurtured, and loved.”
In this role, your primary goal will be to educate, restore, maintain, and support the recovery of youth, enhancing their quality of life and empowering informed decision-making. You will create an environment that fosters growth and development, providing opportunities for community access, meaningful activities, inclusive culture awareness and support within the PCBC.
As a Recreation Therapist, you will be responsible for designing and delivering programs for youth in residence, offering recreational advice and guidance to both staff and youth at the centre. If you’re ready to make a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you!
Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Develop and implement weekly or monthly recreation programs for youth participation.
- Provide ongoing education to Provincial Campus Based Care (PCBC) staff—both wage, permanent, and leadership—on current available activities.
- Contribute to policy development and implementation while ensuring the coordination of services.
- Collaborate with community partners to offer youth opportunities for recreational activities.
- Create and monitor individual plans for youth, including completing their assessment intake.
Prepare reports, assessments, and other administrative tasks related to youth recreation activities on a weekly and monthly basis, and attend meetings with supervisors, CYC staff, and other clinical team members to discuss concerns or provide feedback.
Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.
APS Competencies
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.
This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.
- Drive for Results: Identifies ways to exceed performance expectations. Sets and accomplishes goals and priorities to deliver outcomes consistent with Government direction, departmental objectives, and public expectations. Factors in the complexity of issues, and strategically aligns decisions and plans based on values, outcomes, and broader organizational needs.
- Creative Problem Solving: Identifies several analytical techniques and sources of knowledge to break apart complex problems. Finds ways to improve complex systems or structures to better meet goals and outcomes. Continuously engages others to scope and solve issues and find the best solutions. Encourages debate and idea generation from across the organization. Assesses and addresses risks while providing guidance to move new ideas forward.
- Agility: Anticipates changing environmental demands and changes behavior accordingly. Remains calm and composed even in difficult or stressful situations. Is open to new or diverse ideas, and to doing things in a new way. Works creatively within policies and procedures to proactively meet goals.
- Systems Thinking: Seeks to understand a range of stakeholder perspectives and how they interrelate.
- Develop Networks: Makes an effort to have informal or casual contact with a range of colleagues, clients, and stakeholders. Builds trust by being open to different perspectives while looking for long-term and mutually beneficial outcomes. Communicates regularly with stakeholders, setting up opportunities for mutual sharing of information.
- Build Collaborative Environments: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
- Develop Self and Others: A commitment to lifelong learning and the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of yourself and others.
Qualifications
Education: Directly related two-year diploma and two years of related experience or a degree related to the position assignment
Equivalencies considered: Post-secondary degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies, Physical Education, or Recreation Therapy; or a diploma from a Recreation Therapy Program with a minimum of two years of experience with youth experiencing trauma-related emotional and behavioral challenges.
Requirements:
- Candidates must be able to lift and move up to 50 lbs.
- Standard First Aid Certificate is required.
- Valid Class 5 Drivers License
Assets:
- Trauma informed practices
- Strong decision-making, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in using art, physical activity, music, games, and other leisure activities to reach therapeutic outcomes for youth.
- Experience in activity planning and group facilitation
- Exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and teambuilding skills
- Professional member of the Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) is strongly recommended
Children and Family Services is committed to delivering culturally appropriate services to Indigenous populations and we encourage applications from Indigenous candidates.
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.
Notes
Hours of Work: 38.75 Hours
Location: Lac La Biche - Provincial Campus Based Care
Final candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening including:
- an academic credential check,
- Intervention Record check,
- proof of valid driver’s license
- security screening (Criminal Record check with vulnerable sector), A completed CRC with VS within 6 months at time of application is acceptable.
- Additional pre-employments may be required dependent on location: medical, drivers abstract.
Successful candidates must be prepared to complete and maintain training in Standard First Aid with CPR, suicide intervention, high-risk de-escalation and Indigenous cultural understanding.
Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees:
- Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
- My Choice Benefits - Alberta Blue Cross - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits-programs.aspx
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) – https://www.pspp.ca
- Leadership and mentorship programs
- Professional learning and development
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.
Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.
It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).
It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.
Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Dana Polutnik at Dana.Polutnik@gov.ab.ca.