Activity Therapy Administrator

Activity Therapy Administrator

DYS is seeking an Activity Therapy Administrator at Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility, located in Massillon, Ohio. The ideal candidate will be a leader with excellent communication skills and a passion to habilitate youth. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Manage, plan, organize, control and evaluate the operations of the Recreation Department.
• Direct and evaluate activity therapy programs for youth.
• Monitors implementation of activity therapy policies and procedures to assure safety and security of recreational programs.
• Ensures that all youth receive recreational offerings in compliance with American Correctional Association (ACA) guidelines.
• Prepares Recreation Department schedule of events.
• Establishes department goals and supervise staff.
• Provides orientation and work direction, evaluates staff performance, schedules work.
• Serves as Community Services Site Coordinator by establishing new community service projects.
• Prepares annual budget for department and monitors expenditures.

Why Work for the State of Ohio:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications:

Completion of undergraduate core program in recreation (e.g., physical education) or specialty area (e.g., art, music, drama, dance); 24 mos. exp. in activity therapy; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in supervisory principles/techniques.

-Or completion of graduate core program in recreation (e.g., physical education) or specialty area (e.g., art, music, dance, theater); 12 mos. exp. in activity therapy; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in supervisory principles/techniques.

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Activity Therapy Supervisor, 44216.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.