RECREATION THERAPIST 2 - 08182026-80127

Location: Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute, Chattanooga, TN. This position requires a criminal background check.

Overview

Under general supervision, is responsible for professional recreation therapy duties of average difficulty; performs related work as required. Plans and executes recreational activities, therapies, and programs.

Responsibilities

• Identifies the needs, goals, and objectives for individuals in recreational therapy utilizing individual assessments, observations, referrals, and inter-disciplinary team findings to ensure appropriate services are provided.
• Develops therapeutic treatment plans to ensure client outcomes are met.
• Implements behavior education systems with clients to ensure successful independent living skills by creating behavior change plans, providing individual behavior change interventions, and intervening as needed when behaviors violate the standards of conduct.
• Implements various recreational activities while following departmental and facility policy such as social interactions, anger management, healthy lifestyles, and other activities to assist in meeting desired outcomes.
• Assures departmental and facility policy is followed during implementation of recreational therapies to comply with state and federal law and accrediting bodies.
• Follows facility emergency response plans to ensure safety of clients and staff.
• Evaluates and assesses client progress to determine effectiveness of recreational therapies and assist in meeting client goals.
• Provides input and information to other therapists and inter-disciplinary teams regarding the effectiveness of recreational therapy programs.
• Assists in training direct care staff and works with personnel to assist in carrying out therapeutic programs.
• Provides a teaching setting for interns to equip them with skills needed for future employment.
• Records the progress and reactions of individuals engaged in recreational therapeutic activities to evaluate their advancement toward meeting desired outcomes.
• Completes recreational assessments within desired time-frames.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation services, recreation, psychology, sociology, recreation therapy, education, allied health, or mental health/human services.
• One year of full-time experience in recreation therapy or responsible professional experience in therapy, education, or recreation work.

Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework from an accredited college or university in rehabilitation services, recreation, recreation therapy, or education may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time experience in recreation, teaching, or providing aid/assistance to disabled individuals may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis, up to a maximum of four years.

This position requires meeting State of Tennessee driver standards: a valid driver’s license and no DUI, reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, or more than 4 moving violations in the past five years.

Skills & Competencies

• Competencies: Cultivates Innovation, Resourcefulness, Communicates Effectively, Interpersonal Savvy, Customer Focus.
• Knowledges: Therapy and Counseling, Psychology, Public Safety and Security, Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service.
• Skills: Active Learning and Listening, Monitoring, Instructing, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness.
• Abilities: Prolonged Stamina, Limb and/or Full Body Coordination, Multilimb Strength, Speech Clarity & Recognition, Sound Localization.
• Tools & Equipment: Computers, Copier/Fax Machine, Audio/Visual Equipment, Wheelchair Lift, Restraints.

Pay

Monthly: $3,631.00 - $5,434.00
Annually: $43,572.00 - $65,208.00

Schedule

Full-Time