Recreation Specialist

Recreation Specialist – Signet Health

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As part of an interdisciplinary treatment team, the Recreation Specialist designs and implements a variety of activities focusing on individualized needs with the specific objective of fostering effective interactions, enhancing coping skills, cognitive functioning, reality orientation, and prioritizing independence in caring for self.

• Assure provision of recreational therapy activities through individual and group programs to attain or maintain the highest practical level of physical, mental, spiritual, and psychosocial well‑being.
• Participate as a member of the treatment team to integrate recreational activities and socialization as part of the total patient plan of care.
• Document activities that reflect services provided as the patient’s progress toward meeting treatment plan goals and objectives. Document daily group notes in patient EMR.
• Develop a scheduled recreational activities and programming that reflects the assessed needs/interests of the patients, and provide culturally appropriate activities, supplies, and materials.
• Develop structured programs that will offer the patient the opportunity to reduce stress, improve mood, increase activity level, and enhance social skills.
• Affirm the safe and secure use and storage of supplies and equipment at all times.
• Assist in supervision and residential and leisure support of the patients as needed.
• Perform other duties (not outlined above) as assigned.
• May supervise students in fieldwork placement from graduate school, if applicable.
• Comply in a timely, honest, and quality manner with all Corporate and management reporting requirements, including, but not limited to, DMARS, clinical reporting, Quality reporting, HR and finance reporting requirements.
• Read, understand and comply with all Signet Health Policies and Procedures as well as Code of Conduct.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in therapeutic recreation or a behavioral health related field, or High School Diploma with two years of experience as a Recreation Specialist.
• Encouraged to be on track to receive certification.
• Must demonstrate ability by education or training in treating people with mental/psychiatric illness. English/Spanish speaking is a plus.
• Ability to supervise students in fieldwork placement.

• Tuesday through Friday 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Saturday 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Signet Health offers a market‑competitive compensation package with a starting salary of $45,000 per year.