Location: Wilmore,KY, USA
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11/27/2024 (7:00 PM EST)
24-07242
Institutional Recreation Leader I
Pay Grade 11
Salary
$2,802.12 - $4,203.16 Monthly
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK
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Hiring Agency
General Government Cabinet | Department of Veterans Affairs
Location
100 Veterans Drive
Wilmore, KY 40390 USA
Description
Thomson-Hood Veterans Center is a 285-bed long-term care facility that has served more than 2,782 Veterans from all branches of the armed forces since admitting the first resident on August 25, 1991. Thomson-Hood is the largest facility operated by the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Thomson-Hood Veterans Center is looking for a self-motivated Energetic Institutional Recreation Leader I that has the desire to care for Kentucky's Veterans.
Expectations for this position include but are not limited to:
* Plans, organizes and conducts therapeutic recreation programs and activities within the recreation program for an institution.
* Completes quarterly reviews on each resident to monitor their recreational needs and participation.
* Develops treatment plans to meet residnets individual needs and attends treatment team meetings.
* Organizes and supervises recreational outings including supervision of residents, staff and volunteers involved in outings.
* Completes initial assessments on new resident to assess their therapeutic recreational needs.
* Directs activity aides during the therapeutic recreational outings. Responsible for maintaining therapeutic recreational calendars for assigned unit.
The ideal candidate will work within a team-centered environment to meet our commitment to serving Kentucky's Veterans by fostering independence, preserving dignity, and providing compassionate care.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in recreation, physical education, special education or a related field.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Experience in planned recreation, physical education, special education or a related field will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE
Working Conditions
Typically works in an institutional or hospital facility. Typically work is of a moderate physical nature and often in an outdoor setting conducting recreational activities usually with hospital patients or inmates.
Probationary Period
This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Cheryl Hoover at ...@ky.gov or 859-###-####.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D