Location: Beachwood,OH, USA
DYS is seeking a General Activities Therapist 2 at Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility. Duties include, but are not limited to:
* Plan, organize, conduct & ensure implementation of clinical adjunctive therapy program/services for youth assigned to residential treatment units: organize & conduct individual &/or group recreational & activity therapy activity (e.g., individual &/or teams sports, arts & crafts, music, drama, physical fitness &/or community service functions, etc.)
* Plan & instruct youth in a variety of leisure & therapeutic activities designed to expand youth knowledge, skills & fitness level; participate in weekly treatment team meetings to provide update on youth recreational participation & progress
* Prepare reports &/or progress notes for inclusion in youth record; review youth physical fitness assessment to prepare individualized activity therapy program
* Develop & coordinate community service projects; maintain community contact via church groups, volunteer opportunities &/or civic organizations to augment & support community service projects
* Supervise youth workers assigned to work area; maintain recreations equipment &/or areas: neatness, orderly & accurate inventory of supplies &/or equipment; ensure safety measures are applied to all activities &/or use & storage of equipment
* Serve as official for all group activities performed by the youth
* Transport youth to off grounds activities; coordinate activities for youth with other agencies &/or DYS departments
Completion of associate degree in recreational area; and 24 mos. exp. in activity therapy or recreation.
Or completion of undergraduate core program in recreation area (e.g., physical education); and 12 mos. exp. in activity therapy or recreation.
Or 12 mos. exp. as General Activities Therapist 1, 44211.
* Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Therapy/Therapeutical Services