REHABILITATION THERAPIST - F/C - 60009380
Requisition No: 872143 | Agency: Children and Families | Position Number: 60009380
About the role
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency, overseeing services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking, and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program Office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is a 216-bed, all-male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility located in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres. NFETC employs a variety of positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists. NFETC is a tobacco-free facility.
This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as a Rehabilitation Therapist within Rehab Services. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires independent judgment, a proactive approach, and exceptional attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Works with the Rehabilitation Therapy Services Team to develop and deliver a Therapeutic Activities Program, including but not limited to:
- Competency Restoration
- NGI Groups
- Substance Abuse Education
- Basic Adult Education
- Anger Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Music, Horticulture, Arts & Crafts, and Recreational activities designed to complement and enhance residents' recovery goals as identified in their recovery plans.
- Involves direct contact with residents a minimum of 75% of the time.
- Plans, coordinates, and facilitates Center-wide recreational and social activities and events to identify and reduce discharge barriers, model and promote appropriate social interaction skills, and enhance overall health and wellness.
- Documents observations and progress by completing and posting required progress notes, event notes, and incident reports to residents' building charts or appropriate databases.
- Assists in developing and implementing individualized therapeutic recreational and social programs for building staff to use when residents cannot participate in the center-wide Therapeutic Activities Program.
- Requisitions and maintains recreational equipment and supplies, promoting safe and secure utilization by staff and residents.
- Completes current training required by the facility within specified timeframes.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred with a major in one of the following:
- Allied health field
- Behavioral or rehabilitative sciences
- Music therapy, music education, or music
- Physical education with coursework in adaptive physical education
- Vocational education, sociology, or trades and arts education
- Industrial arts education
- Leisure studies with coursework in therapeutic recreation
- Horticulture therapy
- Candidate profile (application) must be complete, including:
- Work history with most recent/current listed first (State of Florida jobs, Florida University jobs, all periods of employment, and periods of unemployment)
- Gaps of 3 months or more must be addressed and explained
- Education, volunteer experience, and supervisor names/contact information, including current place of employment
- Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills, and responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable.
- If claiming Right to First Interview, candidate must attach a copy of their official layoff letter (applies only to employees laid off from Career Service positions).
Skills
- Knowledge of principles and practices of allied health field disciplines or rehabilitative sciences.
- Knowledge of interviewing techniques.
- Ability to interview clients to identify needs.
- Ability to plan and conduct rehabilitation therapy programs.
- Ability to prepare reports.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to write evaluation and progress reports.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Pay
$34,760.00 - $68,795.85 annually
Benefits
Working for the State of Florida includes a highly competitive set of employee benefits. For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.