General Activities Therapist 2

State of Ohio • Massillon, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Youth Services is seeking a dedicated, energetic, and structured General Activities Therapist 2 to support youth habilitation at Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility. The position serves in an instructional capacity, planning and leading structured recreational activities intended to promote teamwork, skill-building, and personal growth. The therapist works with an interdisciplinary treatment team to recommend group and individual goals and activities tailored to youth, and tracks and reports on youth behavior, participation, and progress. The role also includes preparing weekly activity schedules and maintaining accurate inventory records for recreational equipment and program materials.

This is a permanent, full-time, classified position represented by OCSEA. Work hours vary based on need. New hires must complete six weeks of paid, mandatory pre-service training: the first week at the facility; weeks two through four at the DYS Training Academy in Orient, Ohio, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with travel, lodging, and meals provided; and weeks five and six as on-the-job training at the facility. The selected candidate must undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening.

Requirements

• Meet one of the listed qualification pathways: 30 months of experience in coaching, personal training, and/or fitness instruction, or 30 months of experience providing work direction to incarcerated persons and training and/or development.
• Alternatively, have completed an associate degree in recreation and have 12 months of experience in activity therapy or recreation.
• Alternatively, have completed an undergraduate core program in recreation and have 6 months of experience in activity therapy or recreation.
• Alternatively, have 6 months of experience as a General Activities Therapist 1 (44211).
• Alternatively, meet the equivalent of the stated minimum class qualifications for employment.
• Complete six weeks of paid, mandatory pre-service training.
• Undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Directly lead, plan, and implement structured recreational activities for youth to promote teamwork, skill-building, and personal growth.
• Participate as an active member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Recommend specific group and/or individual treatment goals and activities tailored to youth needs.
• Prepare, update, and maintain reports for the treatment team about youth behavior, participation, and overall progress.
• Prepare and organize weekly activity schedules.
• Maintain precise inventory records of recreational equipment and program materials.

Benefits

• Medical coverage.
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal leave, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave.
• Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS.
• Optional deferred compensation through Ohio Deferred Compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed