Recreation Therapist

At March of Dimes Canada,
our collective work matters. As a leading national charity backed by a history of more than 70 years of impact, we’re dedicated to being Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide. Our Community Support Services (CSS) team provides essential services that enable our clients to thrive. Whether their disability is physical, the result of brain injury, or aging, our more than 2,000 team members assist clients in their homes and across communities, to live as independently as possible.

The Opportunity:

Are you a passionate Recreation Therapist with a love for working with children? Do you thrive in creative, collaborative environments where your ideas shape innovative programming?

Join March of Dimes Canada’s Early Learning team and help empower children and youth with disabilities to thrive through play, learning, and connection. Your work will directly impact the lives of children and families, helping them build essential life skills and confidence through inclusive, engaging programming.

We are looking for a full-time, Recreation Therapist (RT) with experience in pediatrics and youth programming to join our amazing team in Toronto, Ontario . If you are passionate, high-energy, fun and have a child-like imagination to go along with your stellar program facilitation skills then this opportunity is for you! At MODC, we focus on the potential of our clients , while making programming fun.

The R T is responsible for the development and delivery of our recreation-based program curriculum for children and youth with disabilities . You would b e responsible for the provi sion of recreation therapy assessment s , and group intervention s to promote and f acilitate the development of skills essential to recreation and leisure engagement . This role will promote the development of social skills , emotion regulation, cognitive skills, physical activity and leisure education that support a child’s ability to function and engage in their home, school, play, and community environments.

While most of the responsibilities will take place during regular operating hours on weekdays, this position may require you to work evenings and weekends as part of a 5-day work week.

This role involves active participation in recreation programs, including assisting with client transfers, setting up program spaces, and moving equipment. Candidates should be comfortable with bending, kneeling, and occasional lifting. Accommodations are available upon request.

This position primarily involves in-person work at 99 Duncan Mill Road during active program sessions, with potential o pportunity for hybrid work between sessions based on the program schedule. Travel may be required to other sites within the Greater Toronto Area. As this role may involve periods non-clinical work between program sessions and during development, the ability to manage your own schedule and adapt to changing and evolving work responsibilities is essential.

March of Dimes of Canada (MODC) is a registered, leading charitable organization committed to championing equity, empowering ability, and creating real change that will help the more than six million people living with disabilities across the country unlock the richness of their lives.

This dynamic and unique role offers a blend of indirect program development responsibilities and direct service delivery duties and is not an exclusively clinical position .

• Conduct holistic semi-structured interview s and functional assessments to support the program's intake process .
• Apply clinical judgement to assess clients and recommend optimal group class placement according to the clients’ individualized needs and areas for goal attainment using a strengths-based approach.
• Co-facilitate and instruct group classes in person . RTs will lead facilitation of RT focused classes and may support facilitation of OT led classes. RTs may assist with facilitation of other classes within Skills Development and Employment as part of a cross- functional training model.
• Co-…