Recreation Therapist; Recreation​/Art​/Music

Overview

Recreation Therapist (Recreation/Art/Music) – Job Description

Are you passionate about helping adolescents and adults build life skills through meaningful therapeutic activities?

Join OLV Human Services as a Recreation Therapist to use creativity, movement, and connection to support meaningful recovery.

Pay Range: $22.14 - $32.00/hour

The Recreation Therapist provides support and clinical services to adolescents and adults, adjusting for the effects of age, culture, background, experience and developmental status. This employee is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating therapeutic recreational activities that address the treatment needs of the client.

• Computer skills
• Customer skills
• Organizational skills

Professional

• Bachelor s degree in one of the following areas:
Recreation Therapy, Physical Education, Art Therapy/Education, Drama, Early Childhood Education, Music Education, Psychology, Rehabilitation, Sociology or Special Education.

• 1-2 years working with youth with behavioral/emotional issues

• Valid NYS Driver’s License
• TCI Certification (training provided by OLV Human Services)

• New Hire Orientation

The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions.

• The constant physical demands of the position are standing and walking.
• The frequent physical demands of the position are sitting, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination.
• The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.