Recreation Counselor PT
About The Position
Outreach is a non-profit organization that helps people address the issues stemming from substance use and behavioral health disorders by providing the highest quality, life-changing treatment, training, and tools to build healthy lives. Our mission is to inspire individuals and families to achieve a life of unlimited potential by developing and delivering the highest quality evidence-based behavioral health services and training. For more information, please visit www.opiny.org [http://www.opiny.org/]. Outreach is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Part-Time Recreation Counselor for our Men and Women Residential program located in Brentwood, Long Island. The Recreation Counselor is responsible for all aspects of client recreational activities including planning, documenting, and overseeing each function. The schedule for this position is 6 to 12 hours per week to be discussed. The hours are flexible and must be able to work holidays. In this residential setting, you will: Provide supervised highly structured indoor and outdoor recreational activities to residents. Supervise highly structured indoor recreation in the weight room with residents. You will plan and oversee special events with residents and their families. Assist with providing scheduled activities for residents in orientation, early treatment, middle treatment, and late treatment phases of the program to the supervisor. Work with supervisor to provide daily group notes indicating activities and resident participation. You will actively participate in supervision and supervise residents in self- medication. Complete accurate reporting of incident reports, resident elopements, and crisis intervention and communicate all pertinent information/incidents/emergencies via SAC book/House Manager.
Requirements
- Experience in creative arts and/or recreational therapy
- Commitment to providing quality services and outcome-driven performance measures.
- Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to program planning.
- Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AVATAR electronic health records is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide supervised highly structured indoor and outdoor recreational activities to residents.
- Supervise highly structured indoor recreation in the weight room with residents.
- Plan and oversee special events with residents and their families.
- Assist with providing scheduled activities for residents in orientation, early treatment, middle treatment, and late treatment phases of the program to the supervisor.
- Work with supervisor to provide daily group notes indicating activities and resident participation.
- Actively participate in supervision and supervise residents in self- medication.
- Complete accurate reporting of incident reports, resident elopements, and crisis intervention and communicate all pertinent information/incidents/emergencies via SAC book/House Manager.
Benefits
- strong work-life balance
- excellent benefits
- ongoing professional training
- student loan forgiveness and repayment plans for persons working in public service, education, and health care, including the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan, or the New York State Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program.
- Outreach’s NYC outpatient programs are also approved for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment program, for eligible clinicians.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
