Therapeutic Recreation Specialist II
About The Position
The Therapeutic Recreation Specialist II is responsible for the planning, implementation, and oversight of the Recreation Respite Program, as well as other recreation activities and leisure services within agency programs. This role ensures quality opportunities for participants, researches and facilitates activities, fosters independent leisure pursuits, and maintains recreation equipment. The position also involves transporting participants, adhering to ATRA Standards of Practice, providing direct care, and reporting incidents. The specialist must follow policies to meet participants' cognitive, physical, psychological/emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- A valid driver’s license and record that meets the agency’s insurance carrier guidelines
- Covid Vaccine OR approved medical or religious exemption
Nice To Haves
- Some direct experience working with individuals that have functional differences preferred
Responsibilities
- Ensure quality opportunities for all families/participants registered for ACHIEVE’s Recreation and Leisure Services.
- Provide planning, promotion, implementation, and facilitation of recreation activities that are on the program schedule as well as spontaneous programs as assigned.
- For Day Habilitation and Residential programs: Research interactive activities, create a calendar, prepare activities, provide supplies, facilitate the programming. Programming will be provided multiple times per week depending on the needs of each program. If not able to facilitate the program, supplies and directions will be provided to DSP program staff to implement the activity.
- Foster and promote independent leisure pursuits of participants by providing necessary tools and supplies.
- Ensure that all recreation equipment and supplies are properly stored and properly maintained.
- Assist with creating program calendars for all recreation activities offered to participants.
- Transport participants to recreation and leisure activities as needed.
- Strive to meet the American Therapeutic Recreation (ATRA) Standards of Practice
- Provide supervision and direct care responsibilities with program participants.
- Responsible for addressing and reporting all incidents, accidents, violations, deficiencies observed and/or suspected situations which adversely impact on the health and safety of individuals receiving services to direct supervisor as they are discovered or indicated.
- Follow department and facility policies and procedures to assure that the cognitive, physical, psychological/emotional, social, and spiritual needs of participants are met and maintained.
- Any additional duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical: choice of 3 plans - Generous Employer Contribution
- TeleHealth - 100% Company Paid, with medical plan
- Dental: choice of 2 plans
- Vision
- Group Term Life Insurance – 100% Company Paid
- Long Term Disability – 100% Company Paid
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – 100% Company Paid
- 401-K Retirement Plan
- Cellular Telephone Discounts
- 33 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
- Paid Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Several VOLUNTARY Plans available, such as Medical Bridge Plan, Critical Illness Protection, Accident Indemnity, Short Term Disability, Optional Term Life Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
