Recreation Specialist

SSM Health • Centralia, IL

26d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time, variable shift position working 32 hours per week. The exact hours are to be determined - 8-hour shifts with a rotating weekend schedule. MUST have a bachelor's degree in behavioral health or related field. Need to have ability to lead engaging recreational and leisure therapy groups, work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members, and maintain a therapeutic, supportive approach when working with behavioral health patients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Health or related field
• Ability to lead engaging recreational and leisure therapy groups
• Ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members
• Ability to maintain a therapeutic, supportive approach when working with behavioral health patients
• Constant standing
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more)
• Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs
• Occasional lifting/moving patients
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors
• Occasional driving
• Rare crawling

Nice To Haves

• No experience required

Responsibilities

• Conducts patient assessments and establishes recreational/leisure therapy treatment goals.
• Evaluates each patient's progress and the effectiveness of recreational/leisure therapy interventions.
• Coordinates therapeutic recreational/leisure activities for both large and small groups.
• Observes patient response and encourages socialization.
• Provides patient with information regarding resources and therapeutic recreational/leisure activities in the community.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday (fees may apply) through DailyPay.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage through FlexPath Funded.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level