Recreation Therapist

About the role

Abraxas Youth and Family Services is dedicated to improving lives through high-quality services and support. We seek compassionate, dedicated professionals who want to make a difference and build rewarding careers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct recreation therapy activities at the treatment site
• Schedule operations of art sessions, sports, team building activities, leisure education, milieu observation, physical fitness programming
• Assists coordination of all volunteer-based recreational activities
• Participate in all clinical staff and departmental meetings relevant to recreational therapy services
• Assist and co-lead recreational activities including art sessions, team sports, leisure education, team building, and physical fitness
• Attend staffing, treatment team meetings, and management team meetings
• Assist in coordinating all volunteer-based recreational activities
• Identifies potential conflicts in client interaction and make recommendations for crisis intervention
• Makes observations to promote safety and enhance personal growth
• Documents client participation with clinically appropriate methods
• Maintains physical fitness programming to facilitate physical health
• Develops and maintains appropriate professional boundaries between self, staff, and all other professionals
• Adheres to confidentiality requirements
• Attends mandatory in-services
• Knowledge of procedures to follow in the event of an incident
• Knowledge of job responsibilities in an emergency
• Knowledge of responsibility regarding actions to minimize, eliminate, and report risks

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreation Therapy
• Certification as a Recreation Therapy Specialist
• One (1) year of professional work experience

Other Qualifications

• At least twenty-one (21) years of age
• Valid Driver's License
• Physical exam that includes TB and drug testing
• Pass both federal and state background checks which screen for crimes including, but not limited to drug related crimes, violent crimes, sexual abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, and repeated misdemeanors
• Satisfactory completion of background screening and applicable pre-employment checks, including but not limited to employment and/or personal reference and driving records
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and assist individuals as needed
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation