Recreation Therapy Aide - Per Diem

Position Summary: The Recreation Therapy/Creative Arts Therapy Aide provides support to the Creative Arts Therapists and other clinical staff in the Behavioral Health setting.

Job Duties & Essential Functions:

• Provides recreation therapy groups designed to assist the patients to develop knowledge and skills needed for independent leisure/social activities.
• Provides assistance to the Creative Arts Therapy staff designed to help patients to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for independent, leisure/ social involvement, adjustment in the community, decision making ability and appropriate use of free time.
• Is competent to monitor and document the extent to which patient goals are achieved relative to the use of leisure time and acquisition of socialization skills.
• Assists the Creative Arts Therapists in providing treatment designed to improve the social, emotional cognitive and physical functional behavioral as necessary prerequisites to future leisure/social involvement.
• Assists the patients in learning skills regarding appropriate and helpful use of free time.

Required Experience & Qualifications:

• Professional experience in Therapeutic Recreation or Creative Arts Therapy or an associate’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation.
• A minimum of two years Behavioral Health experience.
• Current BLS provider certification from the American Heart Association.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications:

• Certification or certificates eligibility as TR specialist.
• Affiliation with professional organization.

Physical Demands:

• Sufficient mobility and dexterity of both arms/hands.