Recreation Therapist 1 (PCN 065044)

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents Only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) is recruiting for a Recreation Therapist 1.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Plan and implement individual and group therapeutic activities including but not limited to: sports, physical exercise, creative arts, cultural events, and special interest groups for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients with physical and/or mental disorders at the state psychiatric facility.
• Assess patient's leisure needs and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, in an effort to promote, maintain or restore patient’s physical and mental health.

About the Organization

The Alaska Psychiatric Institute's mission is to: Provide compassionate healthcare to support Alaskans in living their best possible lives.

The Alaska Psychiatric Institute vision is: An Alaska where everyone receives the care they need when they need it without judgment.

Our Values

• Integrity
• Dignity
• Excellence
• Accountability
• Safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college with a major in recreation therapy, recreation, occupational therapy, activity therapy, behavioral science or a closely related field.
• Certification as an Activity Director from the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals may be substituted for the required education. A copy of the certification must be submitted with your application.

Special Note

• Positions in this series work with physically and/or mentally impaired or debilitated individuals. Most positions require the physical ability to assist clients in gross motor skill activities such as sports, exercise activities or outings and/or with fine motor skill activities such as hobbies, crafts and art activities.
• For some positions in these job classes a background investigation including fingerprinting is required.

Additional Required Information

• List of three (3) professional references, including daytime phone numbers.
• Copies of all performance evaluations that have been received for the last years if available.
• Copies of college transcripts required.

Background Check

• The successful candidate must pass a comprehensive background investigation, which includes a state and FBI fingerprint-based background check.

Education

• To verify education is being used to meet the required minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials being used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts).
• Transcripts can be attached at the time of application, provided at the time of interview, or if/when requested prior to scheduling an interview.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

• If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
• Omission of required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.

Work Experience

• When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time.

Contact Information

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.