General Activities Therapist 2- 20027348

Responsibilities

• Plans, conducts, implements, and monitors general recreation, personal development, structured therapeutic, and entertainment activities (e.g., softball, basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, arts and crafts, woodworking, swimming, exercises) for inmates.
• Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team and analyzes, assesses, evaluates, defines, and recommends group and/or individual treatment goals and activities.
• Observes participants during activities.
• Serves in an instructional capacity for inmates.
• Prepares and maintains work-related documentation (e.g., reports for treatment team regarding individual behavior and progress, documents regarding implementation of individual recreational program activities, statistical records needed in evaluation of programs, supply and equipment requisitions, production records, inventory records of equipment, tools, and materials, weekly activity schedule).
• Performs security functions as required (e.g., man-down, shakedown, inmate movement).
• Participates in and attends meetings, conferences, and/or training sessions (e.g., consults with members of activities therapy department regarding matters of mutual concern, attends annual in-service and/or workshops) and performs various work-related tasks (e.g., maintains clean, safe, and functioning work areas).
• Responsible for storage, issuance, and maintenance of supplies; picks up and delivers production goods.
• Performs job and fixture set-up.
• Relieves supervisor in their absence.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 30 months of experience with coaching, personal training, and/or fitness instruction, or
• 30 months of experience providing work direction to incarcerated persons and training and/or development, or
• Completion of an associate degree in recreation; 12 months of experience in activity therapy or recreation, or
• Completion of an undergraduate core program in recreation; 6 months of experience in activity therapy or recreation, or
• 6 months of experience as a General Activities Therapist 1, or
• Equivalent of the Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Skills

• Therapy/Therapeutical Services
• Parks and Recreation
• Organizing and Planning
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork

Pay

$22.59 per hour

Schedule

Full-time

Work Location

Allen Correctional Institute
Lima, OH (Allen County)