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. We are 100% employee-owned and have been named a Top Workplace (Indiana) fifteen times, with top rankings in leadership (2026), Values (2025), Managers (2024), and Meaningful Career (2023), as well as being named a Top 100 Workplace for USA Today in 2024 and 2025. We have earned a Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation with Distinction through the Council on Quality and Leadership.

We are seeking a Recreational Therapist who will provide services for those on the Autism Spectrum or diagnosed with Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities of all ages. This is a full-time position where you can be on the ground floor starting a new program and build your own schedule. This position is community-based and available for immediate hire. Students who will be taking the board certification test in the next quarter are welcome to apply.

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
• Be able to legally work in the United States
• Have a properly maintained vehicle with appropriate insurance
• Be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Be able 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)
• Be able to competently administer CPR/First Aid
• Demonstrate proof of a negative TB screening
• Preferably have at least one (1) year of experience working with individuals with disabilities in integrated settings

Pay

Hourly pay is a minimum of $33.00 and remains competitive based on experience. This is a full-time, hourly position.

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