REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (RECREATION-SAFETY)

Job Description and Duties

Recreation/Music Therapy uses recreational/music activities and leisure resources to improve health and quality of life. These leisure opportunities will focus on helping the individual develop motor skills, social skills, and sensory functioning, needed for community integration. Through leisure counseling and activities, clients are encouraged to make healthy decisions to cope with stress, emotions and peers. Activities are used to develop skills in leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, self-esteem, and to help maintain clients' social, cognitive, physical and emotional well-being. Rehabilitation Therapists will apply therapeutic habilitation knowledge, activities and techniques to the problems of mental or intellectual disabilities found in adults; assess individual needs, determine appropriate rehabilitative/rehabilitative objectives and develop activities to meet these objectives; work with members of the interdisciplinary team to reinforce other treatment modalities; re-evaluate these plans on a regular basis.

Work Location

Work location to be determined.

Temporary State Housing

Temporary state housing may be available for those relocating to fill hard to recruit positions. Housing assignments and rates will be determined in accordance with Department policy, operational priorities, and applicable labor agreements.

Essential Functions

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance;
• Must be able to participate in client containment, intervention or restraint;
• Must have the ability to work extended hours and various shifts;
• Must float to all work areas within the facility if called upon to do so.

Physical Demands

Escorts clients to different areas on/off campus (appointments, scheduled trips), stands for periods of time in different areas of the residence and training sites (classrooms, work areas). Responds to all behavioral and medical intervention as required. Must possess and maintain sufficient strength, agility, endurance and sensory ability to perform the duties contained in the duty statement, and during mentally and emotionally stressful and emergency situations encountered on the job without endangering their own health and well-being or that of their fellow employees, forensic clients, non-forensic clients, or the public.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

Additional Documents

Additional Documents

Position Details

The California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is the agency through which the State of California provides services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities.

Department Information

The Porterville Developmental Center can be contacted at:

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.

Electronic Application Submission

Electronic application submission is highly encouraged.

Application Instructions

Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Final Filing Date

Until Filled

Who May Apply

Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).

Contact Information

• The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process.
• The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.

Examination Requirement

• Individuals who wish to apply for the position must take and pass the corresponding examination for the classification they are interested in to establish eligibility.