Adventure & Activities Lead – Residential Treatment

Universal Health Services; Sautee (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Great Multi-disciplinary Team

Career Development within UHS

Job summary

Black Bear Lodge, part of Foundations Recovery Network, is a part of Universal Health Services. The Activities Coordinator provides leadership for the adventure program within a residential facility in the northern Georgia forest foothills, focusing on trauma-informed, evidence-based activities for clients with co-occurring disorders.

You will oversee activity scheduling, collaborate with staff, and help ensure clinical benefit from expressive and outdoor activities while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Recreation Therapy or related field preferred.
• Certified Recreation Therapist preferred.
• 2+ years adventure program facilitation or residential treatment experience preferred.
• Wilderness First Responder certification preferred.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Provides supervision of residential activities and adventure program activities.
• Proposes, develops and implements plans for enhancing the activities program for clinical benefits.
• Coordinates RA staff scheduling to balance quality and efficiency of offsite coverage.
• Oversees adventure and activities program schedule to meet patient needs across levels of care.
• Develops relationships with local businesses to create approved activity schedules.
• Creates and submits purchase requests for weekly activities and needed supplies.
• Coordinates with supervisor to facilitate therapeutic activity groups.
• Ensures documentation of all activities and groups.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Recreation Therapy or related field

Certified Recreation Therapist (preferred)

2+ years adventure program facilitation or residential experience (preferred)

Wilderness First Responder Certification (preferred)

Valid driver's license

Job description

Black Bear Lodge, part of Foundations Recovery Network, is a part of Universal Health Services. The Activities Coordinator provides leadership for the adventure program within a residential facility in the northern Georgia forest foothills, focusing on trauma-informed, evidence-based activities for clients with co-occurring disorders.

You will oversee activity scheduling, collaborate with staff, and help ensure clinical benefit from expressive and outdoor activities while maintaining