Therapeutic Activities Worker

Are you ready to bring energy and creativity to the Delaware Valley Veterans' Home as a Therapeutic Activities Worker? This role lets you brighten the lives of residents through meaningful and engaging programs. You will help create experiences that build connection, purpose, and joy. Join the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and make each day count for the people who served our nation.

This position focuses on planning and delivering programs that support resident well-being across many areas of daily life. It involves coordinating activities, assessing needs, and working with the team to ensure high-quality services. As a Therapeutic Activities Worker, you will perform the following duties:

• Activity Planning:
  Plan and carry out programs that support mental, spiritual, social, emotional, and physical functioning
• Resident Assessment:
  Assess residents to identify strengths, needs, interests, and abilities
• Program Coordination:
  Coordinate schedules, staff, equipment, and spaces for recreational and activity programs
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work with the care team to develop individualized plans and report resident progress
• Record Keeping:
  Maintain clinical and administrative documentation, including assessments, surveys, and required forms
• Resident Support:
  Provide guidance, instruction, and safe transportation for residents during activities

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 1st shift (9:00 AM to 5:30 PM), with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: Y ou will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:
  
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• A bachelor’s degree with major coursework in therapeutic recreation; physical education; vocational rehabilitation; vocational education or counseling; art, music, dance, or occupational therapies; or a related human services field; or
• Four years of experience providing therapeutic activities for individuals with physical, medical, or cognitive disabilities; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
• Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S.
• 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center…