Responsibilities
✔ Perform thorough evaluations to assess clients’ individual needs of each client and set measurable objectives.
✔ Plan, organize, and facilitate recreational activities intended to improve physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functioning, as well as leisure education/skill development.
✔ Design community reintegration activities to assist the client receiving services.
✔ Monitor progress and adjust to treatment plan accordingly.
✔ Document weekly, quarterly, and annual progress for clients’ treatment plans, recognize/initiate discharge and discharge planning as needed.
✔ Communicate with family members treatment plan goals, objectives, and progress
Assist the client in understanding their strengths, needs, and limitations.
✔ Communicate with community organizations, acting as a liaison, to identify community resources (i.e. transportation, programming, etc.), to facilitate and promote an active leisure lifestyle for each client.
✔ Apply professional knowledge and skills in accordance with accepted standards of clinical practice.
✔ Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct and ethics.
✔ Attend, participate in, and/or conduct internal staff development programs. Obtain continuing education as required by company policy. Maintain and enhance clinical practice skills.
✔ Perform supplemental duties as assigned according to client, office and/or program needs.
Qualifications
✔ Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Recreational Therapy
✔ NCTRC Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
✔ CPR certification required upon hiring
✔ Ability to engage clients of all ages and functioning levels in recreational activity in order to restore, remediate and rehabilitate
✔ Proficiency in computer use, independent organization and self-management, and communication skills.