What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recreation Specialist position at Devereux?
Description
Are you seeking a creative role that will allow you to use arts modalities and creative processes to promote wellness, recovery and rehabilitation? Is your passion and expertise based on helping adolescents through therapeutic groups to support their treatment? If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!Being a Recreation Specialist at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health has its Advantages!
We offer:
Specialized training opportunities in Evidenced Based Practices-DBT, CBT, PBIS Growth and Development across service lines Collaborative work with an integrated treatment team of direct care, psychiatry, medical & nursing Monday- Friday 11am-7pm or 12pm-8pm schedule Access to our benefits and ASCEND Career Development Program Annual salary of $20.11- $25.20 (dependent upon experience) As a Recreation Specialist at Devereux Children’s Behavioral Health Center, daily, you will design, create and implement recreational and social activities, programs, and theraputic groups for children and adolescent individuals in an inpatient psychaitric hospital and behavoral health residential program.Some of your responsibilities include:
Evaluates and assesses client’s current level of functioning. Assigns individuals to appropriate group and activities based on treatment goals and level of cognitive functioning. Design Facilitates a minimum of 3 groups daily, accurately and timely recording progress in profiler. Maintains inventory for STAR mall, ensures supplies and equipment are available as well as the schedule/calendar, including a "specials" event calendar. Collaborates with other program supports to ensure activities are therapeutic and appropriate. Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Behavioral Health Center (DCBHC) – the only free standing children’s psychiatric hospital in Chester County, Pennsylvania, – employs a team of acute care professionals dedicated to meeting the needs of children and adolescents, ages 5 to 18, and their families, in acute mental health crisis. Many of the individuals we serve are from southeast Pennsylvania, but DCBHC has served children and adolescents from other regions of Pennsylvania, as well as neighboring states.Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) center serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives. \#sponsored
Qualifications
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.
EXPERIENCE :At least three year’s experience providing recreational and leasure activities. Experience working directly withindividuals with behavior disorders. Proficient computer skills, mastery of Microsoft Office Applications, experience with datacollection/analyzing platforms (Radar, Pro-Filer, and/or other internal and external software applications pertinent to the position).Strong organizational skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Requires ability to work independently, prioritize,manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and adhere to established guidelines. Valid driver's license must be maintained. Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.
Posted Date _3 weeks ago_ _(2/24/2025 12:13 PM)_
_Requisition ID_ _2025-42737_
_Category_ _Clinical_
_Position Type_ _Full-Time_
_Remote_ _No_ The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.
Salary : $20 - $25
