Institutional Recreation Leader I
Advertisement for a full-time position at the Joseph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center, a 156-bed long-term care facility in Hanson, KY. This role is eligible for overtime pay and includes a locality premium of $3.31 per hour.
About the Role
The Institutional Recreation Leader I will join the Activities Department to plan, coordinate, and lead therapeutic recreational activities for veterans. The position involves fostering independence, preserving dignity, and providing compassionate care in a team-centered environment.
Responsibilities
- Plans, coordinates, and leads therapeutic recreational activities for assigned units.
- Completes quarterly reviews on each resident to monitor their recreational needs.
- Develops treatment plans to meet residents' individual needs and attends treatment team meetings.
- Organizes and supervises recreational outings, including supervision of residents and volunteers.
- Transports residents within the facility and drives a state vehicle to transport residents to outings and events.
- Performs tasks involving considerable walking, stooping, bending, and lifting (up to 50 lbs).
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in recreation, physical education, special education, or a related field.
- Experience: None required; however, experience in planned recreation, physical education, special education, or a related field may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
A fingerprint-supported national background check will be conducted prior to employment. This position is prohibited from hiring individuals with convictions identified in 906 KAR 1:190.
Pay
$16.65 hourly plus a locality premium of $3.31 per hour.
Schedule
Full-time, 40 hours per week. Initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months.