Job Description

Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

We are now accepting applications for the role of part-time Horticultural Therapist The successful candidate will work best in a team-oriented dynamic work environment. We need your creativity, flexibility, collaboration and passion to help develop and deliver high quality, client-centered care.

What you’ll be doing:

Horticultural Therapy promotes health and well-being using gardening and horticulture related activities. The Horticultural Therapist uses evidence based practices and therapeutic competencies to support patients’ needs and strengths in the practice of gardening and nature based therapy programming. Horticultural Therapists works within the scope of their practice as defined by the organization and are expected to be members of the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association through which they hold their professional registration status to practice in Canada.

• Provide exceptional customer service within the scope of Horticultural therapy to all patients, staff and volunteers of Homewood Health Centre.
• Utilize clinical expertise in the development, implementation and evaluation of Horticultural Therapy programs specific to each patient.
• Conduct Horticultural Therapy programs as clinical interventions for all patient programs.
• Assume the primary therapeutic role in the motivation, supervision, and instruction of Horticultural Therapy treatment programs and interventions.
• Demonstrate ongoing involvement in program planning, implementation and evaluation of Horticultural Therapy programs for patient satisfaction.
• Document patient treatment and participation in Horticultural Therapy interventions, according to Horticultural Therapy and organizational standards.
• Support individual skill development relating to patient interests.
• Provide garden and greenhouse maintenance of plants and continuing plant care.
• May be responsible to lead a group of volunteers in the support of patient programming and within the Horticultural Therapy department and therapeutic gardens.
• Practices continuous quality improvement using industry and organizational standards to promote continued patient satisfaction.
• Position requires working outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Physical requirements of outdoor gardening may include: lifting, bending, squatting, kneeling

What we’re looking for:

• Combined education in both Horticulture and Human Support Services is required: which includes but is not limited to:
• Degree and/or diploma in, horticulture, horticultural therapy, Psychology or appropriate discipline
• Registration with the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association or American Horticultural Therapy Association as either an HTT, HTR or an HTM status

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

Why work with us

Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!

As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.

Join us at Homewood Health™ and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.

This job posting is for an existing vacant position within the organization.