REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (RECREATION-SAFETY)

State of California • Porterville, CA

118d • $7,777 - $9,158 • Remote

About The Position

Recreation/Music Therapy uses recreational/music activities and leisure resources to improve health and quality of life. These leisure opportunities will focus on helping the individual develop motor skills, social skills, and sensory functioning, needed for community integration. Through leisure counseling and activities, clients are encouraged to make healthy decisions to cope with stress, emotions and peers. Activities are used to develop skills in leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, self-esteem, and to help maintain clients' social, cognitive, physical and emotional well-being. Rehabilitation Therapists will apply therapeutic habilitation knowledge, activities and techniques to the problems of mental or intellectual disabilities found in adults; assess individual needs, determine appropriate habilitative/rehabilitative objectives and develop activities to meet these objectives; work with members of the interdisciplinary team to reinforce other treatment modalities; re-evaluate these plans on a regular basis.

Requirements

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance.
• Must be able to participate in client containment, intervention, or restraint.
• Must have the ability to work extended hours and various shifts.
• Must float to all work areas within the facility if called upon.

Responsibilities

• Use recreational/music activities to improve health and quality of life.
• Help individuals develop motor skills, social skills, and sensory functioning.
• Encourage clients to make healthy decisions through leisure counseling.
• Develop skills in leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, and self-esteem.
• Maintain clients' social, cognitive, physical, and emotional well-being.
• Apply therapeutic habilitation knowledge and techniques.
• Assess individual needs and determine appropriate objectives.
• Develop activities to meet habilitative/rehabilitative objectives.
• Work with interdisciplinary team members to reinforce treatment modalities.
• Re-evaluate treatment plans regularly.

Benefits

• Access to excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits.
• Retirement benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees