Therapeutic Recreation Assistant

Cedarbrook Senior Care & Rehab • Allentown, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Cedarbrook Senior Care & Rehab is seeking a FT Therapeutic Recreation Assistant for its Allentown Location. This is paraprofessional therapy work providing therapeutic services in the area of specialization to patients of a County long term care nursing facility. A position in this class, under the direct supervision of a therapeutic recreation supervisor, provides recreational activities to nursing home residents. Work includes planning and directing individual and/or group patient activities or programs, in the area of specialization, and may involve instructing and overseeing lower-level workers and volunteers.

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of goals, objectives, principles and practices pertaining to therapeutic recreation in long-term care.
• Thorough knowledge of therapeutic recreation methods and techniques applicable to individuals in a long-term care nursing facility.
• Knowledge of physical, mental, emotional and other factors affecting geriatric residents' needs, interests and capacities.
• Knowledge of governmental regulations and requirements governing therapeutic recreation.
• Ability to plan, assign and review the work of lower-level staff members and volunteers engaged in providing therapeutic recreation services.
• Ability to assess individual resident needs and document and monitor those needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, representatives of social, community and other organizations, and residents, including securing their participation in recreational activities.
• Ability to maintain records of activities and prepare reports of same.
• Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
• Two to three years of paraprofessional experience providing therapeutic recreation services and documentation which has included exposure in a long-term care program.
• At least 5 years of substantiated experience working in a Long-term Care Activities or Therapeutic Recreation or Life Enrichment Department and/or a BS in Therapeutic Recreation.

Nice To Haves

• BS in Therapeutic Recreation
• CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist)

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements therapeutic recreation programs.
• Sets up and adjusts various types of equipment and supplies used by residents in such programs.
• Takes projects to individual resident's rooms and assists residents.
• Observes the progress and reaction of residents.
• Records such progress and makes reports on individual cases to higher level personnel; maintains records and prepares reports and charts.
• Demonstrates therapeutic activities, programs, and exercises for, trains and oversees work of volunteers.
• Assists them with problems, suggesting ways to handle particular issues or residents, transports residents.
• Prepares, sets up equipment needed for programs and activities, and assists in maintaining inventory equipment and supplies.
• Performs related work as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED