Recreational Therapist/Behavioral Health/Full Time/Day Shift

Recreational Therapist/Behavioral Health/Full Time/Day Shift

Posted 27-Apr-2026 (CST) 5000 W Oakland Park Blvd, Lauderdale Lakes, FL, USA

Salary: Full Time

What We Offer

An essential/stable and growing company with many opportunities for training and advancement within the medical field that all employees and team members (including Full-Time and Part-Time) can benefit from.

Hourly pay is negotiable based on experience.

Comprehensive Employee Benefits: Full-Time employees are eligible for various plans for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Primary Responsibilities

The Recreation Therapist assists with direct client care by planning, organizing, and leading recreation programs. The Recreation Therapist assesses client leisure needs and develops behavioral treatment plans, goals, and interventions.

Skills

• Work with administrative and social work, nursing, psychology, and therapy to ensure that recreation is well-balanced, coordinated, and integrated with special services
• Attend and participate in treatment team meetings and select therapeutic groups when program schedule permits; establish relationships with all community agencies providing recreation therapy services
• Establish, initiate, organize, and conduct the recreation therapy treatment program including leisure education, aerobics, creative expression, and special events such as birthdays, holidays, and graduation parties; develop a weekly schedule of planned client activities

Education & Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) certification required
• Experience in inpatient setting preferred
• Ability to Communicate in English
• BLS required