Recreational Therapist- FULL Time

About the role

Opportunities for Positive Growth, Inc. is committed to providing meaningful and dignified support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The organization is 100% employee-owned, has been named a Top Workplace (Indiana) fifteen times (1st place in 2026 for leadership, 1st place in 2025 for Values, 1st place in 2024 for Managers, 1st place in 2023 for Meaningful Career), and was a Top 100 Workplace for USA Today in 2024 and 2025. It also earned a Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation with Distinction through the Council on Quality and Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design recreational therapy sessions for people being supported based on people’s goals
• Organize and direct adapted sports, dramatics, arts and crafts, social activities, and other recreational services designed to restore, remediate, and rehabilitate
• Participate in interdisciplinary support planning
• Provide ongoing evaluation and follow-up

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree focused on Recreational Therapy
• Certification through the national council for therapeutic recreation certification
• Ability to legally work in the United States
• Properly maintained vehicle with appropriate insurance
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to walk, bend, squat, turn in the knees, back, wrist and shoulders and grasp with both hands (to properly administer CPR and other personal care/lifting techniques)
• Ability to competently administer CPR/First Aid
• Proof of a negative TB screening
• Preferably at least one (1) year of experience working with individuals with disabilities in integrated settings

Qualifications

• Students who will be taking the board certification test in the next quarter are welcome to apply

Benefits

• Mileage Reimbursement
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Continued Education/ conference reimbursement
• Microsoft 365 Account Provided
• Annual Auto/ Technology Stipend

Pay

The Recreational Therapist’s hourly pay is a minimum of $33.00 and remains competitive based on experience, with a compensation range of $33‑38 per hour.

Schedule

This is a full‑time, hourly position. The role offers the ability to build your own schedule as you help start a new program.