General Activities Therapist 1 - Units

What You’ll Do

• Organizes, conducts, and implements Activity Therapy programs/services tailored to meet patients' interests and needs in physical, mental, emotional, social, and/or spiritual domains.
• Ensures programming is therapeutic and goal-reaching.
• Affords programming adjustments based on attendance numbers and patient feedback.
• May complete activity assessments.
• Escorts patients off-site for community outings.
• Documents patients' responses to treatment plan goals in the electronic record.
• Observes and monitors activities of patients during leisure and program time.
• Maintains patient attendance for general activities and/or leisure times; tracks Level II’s while in the treatment mall and completes treatment mall safety rounds.
• Makes observations to complete treatment mall safety rounds.
• Maintains patient attendance for general activities and/or leisure times; tracks Level II’s while in the treatment mall and makes observations to complete treatment mall safety rounds.
• Escorts patients to and from activities; assists with oversight when volunteers offer programs such as bingo and religious services/programs.
• Communicates and/or attends meetings with Treatment Teams for cohesive patient care.

Requirements

• Completion of associate degree in recreation; 6 months of experience in activity therapy or recreation.
• OR Completion of undergraduate core program in recreational area (e.g., physical education).
• OR 24 months of experience as Activities Aide, 44210.
• OR Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Qualifications

• Completion of associate degree in recreation; 6 months of experience in activity therapy or recreation.
• OR Completion of undergraduate core program in recreational area (e.g., physical education).
• OR 24 months of experience as Activities Aide, 44210.
• OR Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Skills

• Behavioral Health
• Mental Health
• Adaptability
• Coaching
• Developing Others
• Goal Setting
• Time Management
• Teamwork

Pay

Pay range: $21.83 per hour

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, 10:30a-7:00p, every other weekend.

Benefits

Position covered by the OCSEA/AFSCME bargaining unit (union).

Location

United States of America-OHIO-Stark County-Massillon

Contact Information

Megan Trump
megan.trump@dbh.ohio.gov