Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: 

• Responsible to instruct and coach persons served to promote independence in the development or maintenance of social/self-help/life skills and community integration through therapeutic recreation programming.  
• Responsible to plan, organize, and implement therapeutic recreation activities.  
• Assist with person’s served assessment, programs, community evaluation and program evaluation administration.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Plan, coordinate and facilitate in-house Therapeutic recreation day program activities, including attendance records, transportation and billing documentation to assure positive outcomes and goal achievement for persons supported.  
• Plan, coordinate and facilitate community-based therapeutic recreation programs on a daily basis.  Process registrations, attendance records, and supervise therapeutic recreation programs to assure positive persons served outcomes and goal achievement for persons supported. 
• Instruct, supervise, and assist persons served in the development of daily living skills (including but not limited to recreation/leisure, work, time and money management, good health, safety, and habit development) in accordance with their Life Plan.
• Coordinate and provide transportation services. 
• Assist in training day program direct support professionals to assist and facilitate established therapeutic recreation programs. 
• Assist with the orientation, training, and scheduling of department employees, volunteers and interns.
• Assist in evaluating therapeutic recreation programs.  Compile, record, and review therapeutic recreation evaluations. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation or a related field required with a minimum of two (2) years related successful work experience preferred.  NCTRC certification or completion within six (6) months.  Exceptions must receive prior approval from the Executive Director. 
• Must meet agency policy on transportation and background checks.
• Possess ability to work on a daily basis utilizing standard office, home, and recreational equipment.
• Proven proficient ability to implement agency rules and procedures, use verbal, presentation, and written communication skills, human relation skills, team working skills, and organizational skills.
• Position will contain Medium physical work consisting of occasional 2-handlifting from floor to waist of up to fifty (50) pounds and occasional 2-hand push/pull of up to sixty (60) pounds of force. 
• This position consists of frequent standing, walking and reaching.  
• The position requires frequent forward bending or crouching or stooping. 
• The employee will need to occasionally climb stairs without the use of railings and occasionally sit.