Recreational Therapist Manager

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Full Time Hartford, CT, US

Salary Range: $55,000.00 To $65,000.00 Annually

Recreational Therapist Manager Job Description

About Harc

Harc provides support for a lifetime to individuals with intellectual and related disabilities and their families, so they may enjoy lives of quality, inclusion, and dignity. We are a vibrant nonprofit organization based in Hartford, Connecticut, offering a range of person-centered services including residential support, employment and day programs, family support, recreation, community engagement, and more.

Position Summary

The Recreation Therapist Manager provides leadership, coordination, and therapeutic recreation expertise for Harc's Children's Community Engagement Program. This role is responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating, and continuously improving inclusive recreational, social, and skill-building programming for children and young adults with intellectual, emotional, and physical disabilities.

The Recreation Therapist Manager ensures that program activities are developmentally appropriate, person-centered, community-based, and aligned with each participant's interests, strengths, support needs, and family input. This position supervises and guides direct support staff, coordinates community-based activities, monitors program quality, and promotes meaningful engagement, inclusion, independence, and quality of life for participants.

Core Responsibilities

• This position requires flexibility, including evening and weekend hoursas well as on-call during times of program operation.
• Develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate therapeutic recreation and community engagement programming for children and young adults with intellectual, emotional, and physical disabilities.
• Plan inclusive recreational, social, and skill-building activities that are developmentally appropriate, person-centered, and responsive to participant interests and support needs.
• Evaluate program effectiveness, participant engagement, activity outcomes, and overall service quality.
• Adapt activities and environments to support participation by individuals with diverse intellectual, emotional, behavioral, communication, sensory, and physical needs.
• Supervise, coach, and guide Direct Support Professionals and other program staff during recreational and community-based activities.
• Provide staff guidance on adaptive recreation strategies, positive engagement, social skill development, and individualized supports within a group-based service model.
• Coordinate schedules, staffing assignments, supplies, activity logistics, and community-based programming opportunities.
• Build andmaintainrelationships with community partners, recreational facilities, civic organizations, and other inclusive activity providers.
• Support safe participation in community settings by implementing supervision plans, risk awareness practices, and program protocols.
• Maintainaccuratedocumentation related to participation, attendance, activity planning, program outcomes, incidents, and participant progress.
• Communicate regularly with families, guardians, program leadership, DDS representatives, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement efforts by reviewing data,identifying trends, and recommending program enhancements.
• Ensure services reflect Harc's commitment to dignity, inclusion, person-centered planning, and meaningful community participation.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned.
• Strong knowledge of therapeutic recreation principles, adaptive recreation, and community-based inclusion
• Ability to plan,…