Rehabilitation Activities Therapist

State of Ohio; Chillicothe (OH); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Ohio (Department of Rehabilitation and Correction) seeks a General Activities Therapist 2 at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, OH. The role involves planning and supervising recreation and therapeutic activities for inmates, while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team and maintaining documentation.

Requirements include significant experience in recreation or activity therapy and/or an associate/bachelor-level recreation program.

Qualifications

• 30 mos. exp. with coaching, personal training, &/or fitness instruction or 30 mos. exp. providing work direction to incarcerated persons & training &/or development.
• Or completion of associate degree in recreation.
• Or completion of undergraduate core program in recreation.
• Or 6 mos. exp. as General Activities Therapist 1, 44211.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Responsibilities

• Plans, conducts, implements and monitors general recreation, personal development, structured therapeutic and entertainment activities for inmates.
• Serves as member of interdisciplinary team and analyzes, assesses, evaluates, defines and recommends group and/or individual treatment goals and activities.
• Observes participants during activities.
• Serves in instructional capacity for inmates.
• Prepares and maintains work related documentation (e.g., reports for treatment team regarding individual behavior and progress, documents regarding implementation of individual recreational program activities, statistical records, supply and equipment requisitions, inventory records, weekly activity schedule).
• Performs security functions as required (e.g., man-down, shakedown, inmate movement).
• Participates and attends meetings, conferences and/or training sessions (e.g., consults with members of activities therapy department regarding matters of mutual concern, attends annual in-service and/or workshops).
• Responsible for storage, issuance and maintenance of supplies; picks up and delivers productions goods.
• Performs job and fixture set-up.
• Relieves supervisor in his/her absence.

Skills

Therapy/Therapeutical Services

Parks and Recreation

Organizing and Planning

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

Associate degree in recreation

Undergraduate core program in recreation

Job description

State of Ohio (Department of Rehabilitation and Correction) seeks a General Activities Therapist 2 at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, OH. The role involves planning and supervising recreation and therapeutic activities for inmates, while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team and maintaining documentation.

Requirements include significant experience in recreation or activity therapy and/or an associate/bachelor-level recreation program.