Senior Recreational Therapist & Program Lead

State of Hawaiʻi; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Health Insurance

Group Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Job summary

The State of Hawaiʻi is seeking a Supervisory Recreational Therapist who will plan, organize, and supervise recreational therapy and allied services within a health institution. You will participate in therapy programs and oversee a small staff while ensuring high-quality patient care.

The role requires a fully trained Recreational Therapist III with strong administrative capabilities and the ability to coordinate interdisciplinary teams, while ensuring compliance with state requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in recreation, physical education, special education, psychology or sociology including at least 12 semester credit hours in recreation/therapy oriented areas such as community recreation, physical fitness, gross motor skills, human growth and development, human personality and behavior, or abnormal psychology.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in a recreational therapy program providing comprehensive treatment and rehabilitative services to persons with physical, mental, emotional and developmental disabilities, psychosocial disorders, substance abuse problems, and/or the elderly.
• At least one year of the Specialized Experience must have been comparable to the Recreational Therapist III; journey worker level duties include developing and carrying out therapeutic recreational treatment plans and leading interdisciplinary team meetings.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, supervises and coordinates the recreational therapy and allied services of a health institution, and participates in recreational therapy and allied services; and performs other related duties as assigned.
• Spends a significant portion of time in direct performance of work typical of Recreational Therapist III and has full technical and administrative responsibility for the recreational therapy program and supervision of a small staff.
• Includes responsibility for allied services including leisure recreation, community relations, volunteer recreational services, and training for other agencies and personnel.

Education

Bachelor's degree in recreation, physical education, special education, psychology or sociology with 12 credit hours in recreation/therapy oriented areas

Job description

The State of Hawaiʻi is seeking a Supervisory Recreational Therapist who will plan, organize, and supervise recreational therapy and allied services within a health institution. You will participate in therapy programs and oversee a small staff while ensuring high-quality patient care.

The role requires a fully trained Recreational Therapist III with strong administrative capabilities and the ability to coordinate interdisciplinary teams, while ensuring compliance with state requirements.