DSHS Lake Burien Recreation Therapist 2

DSHS Lake Burien Recreation Therapist 2 Position Summary Join the Behavioral Health and Habilitation Administration (BHHA) and make a meaningful impact in your community as a Recreation Therapist 2 at Lake Burien Transitional Care Facility located in Burien, WA. Help shape the future of behavioral health services in Washington State while advocating for individuals in need. Responsibilities Develop, implement, and professionally supervise formal/informal recreation programs/activities to address identified recreational needs for long term, respite, and diversion individuals living within Lake Burien Transitional Care facility. Perform complex assessments of youth in a specialty service; plan, organize and implement therapeutic recreation plan of care to meet individual youth needs; implement intervention techniques to bring about specific behavioral change or improvement in patients. Facilitate improvement of social, cognitive, emotional, and physical functional abilities. Instruct youth in adapting to the recreational and community environment. Organize and lead recreational therapy activities both in and outside of the treatment facility environment. Confere with the interdisciplinary team, individual youth, and family members to develop and recommend youth therapeutic recreational programs. Direct, train, and coordinate the work of recreation therapy students and/or volunteers in therapeutic recreational procedures such as youth assessment and community integration; provide feedback to students on progress and complete evaluation for educational program. Maintain statistical information and documentation related to youth care; evaluate the results of the individual treatment plan. Qualifications Experience working with youth with complex needs. Knowledge of skeletal, muscular, and neuron‑anatomy, mental illness; principles, materials, and equipment of recreation therapy, various methods of provision in the physical, affective, social and cognitive realms. Ability to assess, plan, provide, evaluate and modify programs/provisions to allow inclusive participation for individual youth; cooperative skills in working with youth; establish and maintain professional and working relationships with physicians and other treatment providers as well as other staff; instruct staff in areas of need regarding recreation therapy. Graduation from an accredited Therapeutic Recreation Program. 18 months of professional therapeutic experience or equivalent education/experience. Knowledge and Abilities Skeletal, muscular, and neuron‑anatomy, mental illness; principles, materials, and equipment of recreation therapy; various methods of provision in the physical, affective, social and cognitive realms; safety and risk management methods; assessment and evaluation reporting methods. Assess, plan, provide, evaluate and modify programs/provisions to allow inclusive participation for individual patients; cooperative skills in working with patients; establish and maintain professional and working relationships with physicians and other treatment providers as well as other staff; instruct staff in areas of need regarding recreation therapy. Benefits Work Shift: 10am‑6:30pm Wednesday‑Sunday (Monday & Tuesday as regular days off). King County employees receive 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary and are eligible to receive a free ORCA card for transportation use. Opportunities performed on‑site at this work location at least three days a week may be eligible for an additional 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary. EEO Statement Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr