Recreational Therapist

Do you enjoy games, sports, arts and crafts and other recreational activities? The Utah State Developmental Center is looking for a compassionate, energetic person to fill our Recreational Therapist position. Join our staff who are dedicated to maintaining the physical, social and emotional well-being of the individuals that reside at our facility.

Principle Duties

• Preparing and performing recreational therapy assessments.
• Implementing recreational therapy activities and programs. 
• Functionally supervise and approve time for the Activities Technicians to assist with recreational activities.
• Maintaining records to comply with federal requirements
• Writing reports indicative of progress or regression of the individuals
• Coordinate and plan hillwide community inclusive events
• Act as backup for Farm Manager and Greenhouse based on agency needs
• Provide training in group settings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensure as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist in Utah.
• One year of experience working with the intellectually and developmentally disabled.
• One or more years of experience in Recreation Therapy.
• Experience writing programs and goals for tfor a select group of individuals with recrational needs.
• Must be flexible with work schedule and willing to work  occasional nights and weekends to meet the needs of the agency.

Why You Should Join Our Team
The selected candidate will be part of a team promoting independent life skills for the intellectually disabled individuals in our care. In return, you will be given opportunities for advancement and an excellent benefit package. A positive work-life balance is promoted through paid time off allowing you to spend more time with your family. Additional compensation is available through a referral program for selected positions.

The Agency
The Recreational Therapist will help support the mission of the Utah State Developmental Center which is to serve as a statewide resource center for people with disabilities while promoting opportunity through choice and outcome based support. Click on the following link for more information: https://usdc.utah.gov/Other duties in addition to those listed above

• Adapting program(s) to meet specific needs or concerns.
• Monitoring cases to ensure that treatment plans are being followed.
• Discussing results, findings and/or recommendations with appropriate parties.
• Acting as a resource to team members, participates in team and professional meetings and gives input as to needs of clients.
• Assisting with the Equine assisted learning  program.

• Licensure as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist in Utah.
• Follows all practices and requirements of the Recreational Therapy Practice Act and the Recreational Therapy Practice Rule.
• Identify developmental needs of others and coach, mentor, or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Evaluate treatment effectiveness.
• Speak clearly, concisely and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally.
• Oversee the appropriate use of equipment, facilities.
• Maintain and/or repair tools and equipment.
• Ability to observe details at close range and at a distance.
• Ability to observe physical conditions, behavior or surroundings for potential areas of concern or inappropriate activity.
• Ability to hear sounds that may indicate potential areas of concern or inappropriate activity.

• Risks found in potentially dangerous or unusual environmental stress situations, e.g. being subject to possible physical attack, etc.
• The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as frequent climbing, lifting heavy objects over 50 pounds, crouching or crawling in restricted areas, defending oneself and/or others against physical attack.
• You must successfully pass a criminal history check.
• You must be determined eligible for direct patient access to provide services to a vulnerable adult in accordance with U.C.A 26-21 and R432-35.  To see what would exclude you from receiving direct patient access please click on the following link and read section  R432-35-8.  
•  https://rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r432/r432-035.htm#E8 
• Department of Human Resource Management rules regarding promotions and transfers apply to current employees.
• Tobacco use is only allowed in designated areas on the campus grounds.
• Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm with the exception of Wednesday which is 11:30am to 8:00 pm and will occasionally work on the weekend. (Schedule may vary based on special events)

Salary : $21 - $32