NH - Specialist, Recreational Therapeutic

One Brooklyn Health•New York, NY

About The Position

Plans, organizes, and delivers Therapeutic Recreation services to all populations at Schulman and Schachne Institute, with caseload responsibility as assigned. The Specialist provides assessment, treatment planning, and clinical services, including individual interventions and group work, and participates in interdisciplinary care planning. The role also includes program development and delivery, maintaining supplies and work areas, recordkeeping, and supporting departmental activities. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation or an accepted equivalent in an Expressive Arts Therapy discipline, at least two years of full-time clinical residential experience with a population served by the facility, and professional-level CTRS certification or an accepted equivalent credential. Physical duties include prolonged standing, reaching, and walking, as well as stooping, bending, lifting, and carrying items weighing or exerting force up to 75 pounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation; a bachelor’s degree in an Expressive Arts Therapy discipline may be accepted as an equivalent.
At least two years of full-time experience in a clinical residential setting with any population served by the facility. Internship or master’s coursework may be considered toward the experience requirement.
Professional-level certification from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (CTRS); an Expressive Arts Therapist credential may be accepted as an equivalent.
Ability to perform prolonged standing, reaching, and walking throughout the workday.
Ability to stoop, bend, lift, and carry items weighing or exerting force up to 75 pounds.

Responsibilities

Provides Therapeutic Recreation assessment, treatment planning, and clinical services, including individual interventions and group work for residents on the assigned caseload.
Participates in interdisciplinary care planning.
Designs individual and population-specific Therapeutic Recreation, Leisure Education, and Recreation Participation programs, and develops the assigned unit program.
Provides individual interventions to residents outside the assigned caseload, including crisis intervention and referrals in specialty areas.
Conducts off-unit groups and group work for specialized populations and population subgroups as assigned.
Conducts or participates in large groups, community outings, and special-event design and delivery as assigned.
Provides relief coverage for assessment and treatment planning, and for group work, as assigned.
Supervises volunteers as assigned.
Participates in in-service education and orientation of new departmental employees.
Maintains recreation-supply inventory, anticipates consumption, and submits requisitions in advance of need.
Keeps work and storage areas neat, clean, safe, and ready for use; returns equipment to storage after use.
Maintains statistical records.
Prepares monthly calendars and announcements for unit posting, maintains public-area bulletin boards, and provides seasonally appropriate, age-specific decorations for the dining room and bulletin boards.
May escort residents to and from activities.
Participates in departmental Performance Improvement activities.
Performs other duties as requested.