Recreation Therapist

Duties Description Plan and conduct activities for client/patient groups, working individually or as a member of a treatment program. Analyze and report behavioral patterns to a team leader or other supervisor, verbally or in medical records. Participate in team meetings, recreation/leisure assessment and evaluation. May be required to requisition, store and maintain office supplies and equipment. Goal is to bring about positive change in a client's/patient's mental, physical and/or social behavior.


Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*

NY HELPS Minimum Qualifications for Non-Competitive Appointment: must have:
Either 1. a bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation;

Or 2. a bachelor's degree in Recreation, Physical Education or Adaptive Physical Education AND one year of experience in planning and administering a therapeutic recreation program which involved developing and coordinating therapeutic recreational activities for geriatric patients/residents, individuals with developmental disabilities, individuals with psychiatric disabilities, individuals that are physically challenged, or individuals in treatment for chemical dependency;

Or 3. current credentials as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) issued by the National Council For Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC), 7 Elmwood Drive, New City, NY 10956. For further information you may contact them at View phone number on click.appcast.io or at


Or 4. current licensure by NYS as a Creative Arts Therapist. For information about licensure, visit or call View phone number on click.appcast.io.


*For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.
At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While
serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.


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Street Mohawk Correctional Facility


6514 State Route 26


City Rome


State NY


Zip Code 13440