Rehabilitation Activities Therapist II

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

Job summary

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is seeking a General Activities Therapist 2 to provide therapeutic and recreational services to inmates at Marion Correctional in Marion, Ohio.

You will plan and supervise activities, document progress, and collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to support individual treatment goals. This full-time role offers benefits and opportunities for professional development in a correctional setting.

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 12 mos. exp. in activity therapy or recreation.
• Or completion of undergraduate core program in recreation 6 mos. exp. in activity therapy or 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).
• Performs security functions as required (e.g., man-down, shakedown, inmate movement).
• Participates and attends meetings, conferences and/or training sessions and performs various work-related tasks (e.g., maintains clean, safe and functioning work areas).
• 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is seeking a General Activities Therapist 2 to provide therapeutic and recreational services to inmates at Marion Correctional in Marion, Ohio.

You will plan and supervise activities, document progress, and collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to support individual treatment goals. This full-time role offers benefits and opportunities for professional development in a correctional setting.