Description of Job Duties
Plans, coordinates and leads therapeutic recreation activities for our 120 bed facility. Develops treatment plans to meet resident individual needs and attends treatment team meetings. Completes initial assessments on new residents to assess their therapeutic recreational needs.
Group :
AUXILIARY AND MEDICAL THERAPY
Characteristics of the Job :
Plans, directs, coordinates and supervises the therapeutic recreational program in a state institution for people with disabilities; supervises recreational therapy personnel; and performs other duties as required.
Typical Working Conditions and Unique Physical Requirements :
Typically works in an institutional or hospital facility. Will typically work in an office setting overseeing recreational programs. Will occasionally oversee recreational activities in an outdoor setting.
Additional Requirements :
Upon appointment, employees in this class may be required to maintain a valid driver’s license and required to drive a licensed vehicle. This status may be necessary for the length of time in this class. If this is necessary it will be listed in the specific position description for that position. Applicants and employees in this classification may be required to submit to a drug screening test and background check. Applicants and employees in positions which perform job duties that may require contact with offenders in the custody or supervision of the Department of Corrections or with youth in the care, custody, or supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice must meet qualifications pursuant to the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act, 28 C.F.R.115.17 and 115.317.
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