Recreation Therapist/Program Manager

Shore Community Services•Skokie, IL

27d•$65,000 - $68,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Recreation Therapist/Program Manager in the Community Day Services department is responsible for performing QDIP and recreation therapy duties across two sites. This role also involves leading programs for sexuality and healthy relationships education, overseeing personnel functions, and managing buildings, equipment, and supplies. The position provides program design and functional leadership for staff at LLC.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Therapeutic Recreation / Recreational Therapy, or a related human service field.
Must meet State of Illinois QIDP eligibility requirements at the time of hire.
Minimum of one-year professional experience working with persons with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.
Minimum two to three years of supervision experience.
Collects data, recalls facts, develops, evaluates, analyzes and implements plans.
English reading/verbal writing skills, math, interpersonal, driving, computer literacy, organizational skills, ability to work independently, as well as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Proficiency or expertise with (Google, HSMS, Microsoft Excel, Word and Zoom).
Valid Driver’s License and automobile liability insurance.

Nice To Haves

State of Illinois QIDP (preferred)

Responsibilities

Perform QDIP duties across both sites.
Perform recreation therapy duties across both sites.
Serve at programs that lead for sexuality and healthy relationships education at both sites.
Implement general responsibilities.
Oversee personnel functions and maintenance of buildings, equipment and supplies.
Provide program design and functional leadership of staff at LLC.
Participate in the application and intake process.
Ensure that the central case record is maintained in an accurate, complete, organized and secure condition.
Act as a liaison for persons served to assist in obtaining services needed and facilitating communication between team members, staff, administration, parents/guardians and other agencies as well as for referral, linkage, and follow up with other individuals and organizations.
Ensure assessments are completed of persons served as needed.
Write Implementation Strategies in accordance with outcomes developed in Personal Plan.
Write monthly progress notes.
Maintain an assigned caseload drawn from both SKTC and LLC, as determined by the Senior Director, in order to support equitable distribution of caseload across program managers.
Provide QIDP coverage at either site during staff absence, vacancy, leave or periods of concentrated planning and annual review activity, as assigned by the Senior Director.
Complete a recreation and leisure assessment for persons served at both sites upon entry and annually thereafter, identifying leisure interests and history, functional and cognitive abilities, social skills, physical activity tolerance, adaptive equipment needs, and barriers to participation.
Design, schedule and facilitate therapeutic recreation groups at both sites, including physical activity and wellness, creative and expressive arts, music, social and communication skill building, sensory and multi-sensory programming, adapted leisure and sport, and community integration.
Evaluate program effectiveness at both sites using participation rates, outcome progress and satisfaction input from persons served; report findings and recommend program changes to the Senior Director on at least a quarterly basis.
Develop and maintain community partnerships, including park districts, libraries, fitness and wellness providers, arts organizations and volunteer sites, to expand integrated leisure and community participation options.
Train, model and coach Developmental Trainers at both sites on facilitating groups, activities and curriculum; conduct periodic fidelity observations and provide corrective feedback and re-training as needed.
Identify programmatic gaps across sites, including unserved interest areas, low-engagement periods of the day and persons served who are not meaningfully engaged, and develop programming to close them.
Maintain inventory of recreation supplies, curriculum materials and adaptive equipment at both sites; recommend purchases to the Senior Director within budget.
Assist in the coordination of special events such as Summerfest and the Winter Holiday Party.
Maintain current knowledge of therapeutic recreation practice standards and participate in continuing education in the field.
Comply with all agency and external authority policies, procedures, rules and guidelines.
Maintain confidentiality of personnel, persons served and advocates.
Emphasize safety rules and procedures including Universal Precautions.
Recommend risk prevention strategies.
Report suspected and known misconduct including fraud, abuse or waste by staff or volunteers in accordance with Corporate Compliance requirements.
Report suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of persons served in required timelines.
Participate in training to upgrade skills.
Maintain organized, clean, functional workspace and equipment.
Serve on internal/external committees or represent Organization at meetings as assigned.
Serve as an appropriate role model.
Perform other duties as assigned.