Recreational Therapist- Lebanon, IN

Assisted Independence, LLC • Lebanon, IN

3d • $40 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

The nature of the job as a Recreational Therapist is to provide 1:1 care to individuals with developmental disabilities in home and community-based settings by providing a systematic process that utilizes recreation and other activity-based interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals with illnesses and/or disabling conditions, as a means to psychological and physical health, recovery and well-being. Further, "Recreational Therapy” means a treatment service designed to restore, remediate and rehabilitate a person’s level of functioning and independence in life activities, to promote health and wellness as well as reduce or eliminate the activity limitations and restrictions to participation in life situations caused by an illness or disabling condition. Recreational Therapy supports are supports provided under the Indiana Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Supports (DDRS) consisting of a medically approved recreational program to restore, remediate, or rehabilitate an individual in order to improve the individual’s functioning and independence, or reduce or eliminate the effects of an individual’s disability.

Requirements

• Provide 1:1 care to individuals with developmental disabilities in home and community-based settings.
• Utilize recreation and other activity-based interventions to address assessed needs.
• Restore, remediate, and rehabilitate a person’s level of functioning and independence in life activities.
• Promote health and wellness.
• Reduce or eliminate activity limitations and restrictions to participation in life situations caused by an illness or disabling condition.
• Provide medically approved recreational programs.
• Improve the individual’s functioning and independence.
• Reduce or eliminate the effects of an individual’s disability.
• Use standardized assessment tools provided by Assisted Independence.
• Use templates for treatment plans and program plans provided by Assisted Independence.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals supported with one or more of the following: self-care, self-direction, expressive or receptive language, ambulation or mobility, learning, ADLs, independent living, economic self-sufficiency, physical activity, or community participation.
• Manage their own daily and weekly scheduled sessions by communicating with the individual, their family, or other members of the Individualized Support Team.
• Follow the APIE process with the individuals they support.
• Implement treatment plans by organizing and directing home and/or community-based activities for the individual supported. These activities may include adaptive sports, dramatics, arts and crafts, social activities, volunteer opportunities, and other recreational supports designed to restore, remediate, or rehabilitate.
• Document each session with a narrative note and goal tracking prompts accompanied by the date and time of the session.
• Re-assess and evaluate individuals supported on an annual basis to make any changes to the treatment plan.
• Attend Individualized Support Team meetings for the individuals they support.
• Be trained in and complete Incident Reporting accurately as needed.

What This Job Offers

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