What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recreation Therapist position at Embark Behavioral Health?
Overview
Salary: $55,000
Location: 65 N 1150 W, Hurricane Utah 84737
Schedule: Monday - Friday (9 am - 5 pm)
Looking to make a difference and be part of an amazing and growing team in an amazingly beautiful setting?
Embark's Stabilization and Assessment program is a residential treatment center dedicated to highly acute adolescents. The program specializes in the stabilization and assessment of adolescent boys ages 12 to 17 and their families. Nestled in the picturesque landscape of Southern Utah and Zion's National Park, our campus in Hurricane, Utah, provides more than just treatment – we offer a warm, home-like atmosphere!
Responsibilities
● Provide all RT groups each week.
● Plans and executes company-wide gathering each quarter.
● Dictate progress notes in a timely and professional manner.
● Complete the RT section of each master treatment plan for each client.
● Provide all Embark at Hurricane families with RT sessions during Family Event.
● Plan therapeutic assignments for all Embark at Hurricane families during Family Event.
● Plan and lead Embark at Hurricane ceremonies.
● Plan and assist with transition ceremonies as assigned.
● Service projects as assigned.
● Assist with shift bonding as needed.
● Coordinate activities and events with staff and managers.
● Maintain a current employee file (CPR, First Aid, NCI, etc.)
● Attend yearly RT training.
● Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree and relevant experience.
- Must have your CTRS (Credential for Recreational Therapist)
- Knowledge of disorders and other pertinent issues facing the clients and their families
- Knowledge of the laws regarding documentation, reporting, and confidentiality.
- Knowledge of the values program.
- Skill in discernment and therapeutic theory and intervention
- Skill in communicating concepts and expectations.
- Skill in planning and implementing RT sessions.
- Ability to hold appropriate boundaries with clients and parents.
- Ability to assess and interpret client behavior.
- Ability to use basic computer software and hardware.
- Ability to manage budget and other allocated resources.
- Able to pass federal background check and drug screening.
- 21 years of age.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefit Program that includes medical insurance with a generous company contribution towards a high deductible plan, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, and paid maternal leave.
- Company Paid Holidays plus a PTO accrual schedule.
- Opportunity to foster relationships with adolescents and their families, create joy in their lives, and heal generations.
- Join a team of nationally recognized industry leaders who provide you with a framework of training, support, and long-term advancement opportunities.
- Embark and team members embrace the core values of empathy, trusting relationships, service, growth, and results.
- Possible relocation assistance available.
Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Embark seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society. #L1-T1
Salary : $55,000
