· Interview, train, and evaluate all new Recreation and ADP employees and volunteers.
· Supervise and manage all recreation and ADP staff.
· Manage Recreation and ADP Department schedules, budgets, vacation, conflicts.
· Serves as an important member of the management team.
· Promote the recreation department within the facility and the community at large.
· Liaise with union representative/steward to resolve union disputes.
Assessment: (20%)
· Identify information necessary to be collected during therapeutic recreation assessment.
· Select appropriate assessment tools based on resident profile and agency/program mandate.
· Use appropriate interview and observational techniques when administering the selected assessment tools.
· Accurately analyze and interpret results of the assessment tools administered.
· Communicate therapeutic recreation assessment results with the resident, family, key support networks and treatment team.
· Apply assessment findings to the therapeutic recreation intervention plan.
Intervention Planning: (10%)
· Develop a relevant intervention plan based on an established therapeutic recreation theoretical model.
· Identify measurable, resident-centered goals based on assessment results and individual learning preferences.
· Select appropriate therapeutic recreation interventions that will facilitate goal attainment.
· Utilize a collaborative model with resident, family, key support networks and treatment team.
Program Development: (15%)
· Implement a resident-centered approach to program development.
· Develop and apply appropriate evaluation techniques.
· Assess and access program resources as required.
· Develop outcomes that directly relate to resident profile and external diversity considerations.
· Collaborate with the resident and relevant support networks during therapeutic recreation program development.
Implementation: (10%)
· Deliver programs considering the strengths, abilities and any contraindications imposed by resident diagnosis.
· Initiate and facilitate emergency response procedures in appropriate situations.
· Incorporate data derived from the therapeutic recreation assessment into program delivery.
· Apply facilitation techniques and adapt them as required to match the intervention plan.
· Identify and access relevant resources to achieve maximum resident’s independence.
· Ensure therapeutic recreation program delivery follows agency policies, procedures, and budgetary guidelines.
Evaluation: (10%)
· Interpret and apply agency evaluation protocols accurately into therapeutic recreation service delivery.
· Implement outcome-oriented evaluation measures.
· Acquire and apply formal and informal information from a variety of sources to the evaluation process.
· Analyze and interpret evaluation findings.
· Write/ document evaluation reports.
· Establish efficacy of therapeutic recreation services based on evaluation results and convey the findings to relevant groups/stakeholders.
Documentation: (20%)
· Document in a manner that meets specific professional, agency requirements.
· Utilize resident-specific information to form appropriate resident-centered outcomes and record progress toward their realization.
· Identify and record useful data in a clear, professional, and accurate manner.
· Document behaviour using agency-specific terminology.
Therapeutic Recreation & Community Practice: (5%)
· Assist in seeking, supporting, and developing appropriate partnerships with a range of community service providers.
· Collect and compile data necessary in linking with community resources.
· Provide intervention in a variety of community settings and/or involve the community within the resident’s environment.
· Demonstrate safe and appropriate procedures for accessing the community.
· Assist in recruiting, maintaining, supporting, and monitoring volunteers and/or students.
· Foster mutual respect and open communication to enhance the growth of social networks and informal support mechanisms.
· Conduct evaluations of community-based programs to ascertain compatibility with individual preferences and needs.
Risk Management: (5%)
· Systematically identify, analyze, evaluate, eliminate, or reduce risk to resident, colleagues, public and self.
· Develop and document program delivery protocols that identify and accommodate for likely or unlikely risk to resident, colleagues, public and self-occurring as a result of an intervention, treatment environment, equipment usage, resident-to-staff ratio and/or level of training.
· Handle all incidents, claims, insurance, and litigation-related tasks accurately, honestly and in a time-sensitive manner.
· Follow agency and/or government policies and standards for infection prevention and control to protect self, residents, students, volunteers, families, visitors, and colleagues from infectious disease transmission.
· Follow agency and/or government policies and standards for occupational health and safety including identifying and reporting hazards, determining, and following communication and emergency.