Director of Recreation | Recreation Therapist

Crestwood Behavioral Health•Angwin, CA

6d•$50 - $60•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Recreation/Activities plans, coordinates, and implements a therapeutic recreation/activities program on a regular basis to meet each client's needs and interests. The role is at Crestwood Center, a Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in Angwin, California, where clients can participate in a variety of classes as part of their recovery program. The facility encourages clients to take an active role in treatment planning from admission onward.

Requirements

Must be registered or eligible for registration as an occupational therapist, music therapist, dance therapist, art therapist, or recreation therapist.
Art therapists must be registered or eligible for registration with the American Art Therapy Association.
Dance therapists must be registered or eligible for registration with the American Dance Therapy Association.
Music therapists must have a bachelor's degree in music therapy and be registered or eligible for registration with the National Association for Music Therapy.
Occupational therapists must be registered or eligible for registration with the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Must have two years of experience in a social or recreational program within the past five years, including one full-time year in a client activities program in a mental health setting; alternatively, a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation and registration or eligibility for registration as a recreation therapist with the California Board of Parks and Recreation Certification or the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
Must have a California driver's license.
Must have current CPR certification.