Therapeutic Activities Worker - Ebensburg Center

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seeks a Therapeutic Activities Worker at the Ebensburg Center to create engaging programs that build skills, confidence, and purpose for individuals. You will supervise staff, prepare training materials, and ensure services meet standards, guiding growth through structured activities.

The role focuses on delivering therapeutic activities that support learning, daily engagement, and vocational growth, with responsibilities for assessments and progress notes.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience providing therapeutic activities for individuals with physical, medical, or cognitive disabilities; or
• A bachelor’s degree with major coursework in therapeutic recreation; physical education; vocational rehabilitation; vocational education or counseling; art, music, dance, or occupational therapies; or a related human services field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Responsibilities

• Staff Supervision: Guide, assign, and review work of subordinate staff to support training goals
• Training Preparation: Develop individualized training plans and update progress notes
• Attendance Tracking: Maintain accurate records of individuals participating in programming
• Service Compliance: Ensure activities follow applicable policies, procedures, and requirements
• Assessment Completion: Prepare annual assessments summarizing individual performance

Skills

Therapeutic activities planning

Staff supervision

Training documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation or related field

Job description

Are you ready to support meaningful therapeutic programs as a Therapeutic Activities Worker with the Department of Human Services? In this role, you help create activities that build skills, confidence, and purpose for individuals at Ebensburg Center. Your work encourages participation in tasks that match each person’s abilities and goals. This position offers a rewarding chance to guide growth through structured and supportive activities.

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This position focuses on delivering therapeutic activities that support learning, vocational growth, and daily engagement for individuals at Ebensburg Center. You will supervise staff, prepare training materials, and ensure that services meet required standards. As a Therapeutic Activities Worker, you will perform the following duties:

• Staff Supervision: Guide, assign, and review work of subordinate staff to support training goals
• Training Preparation: Develop individualized training plans and update progress notes
• Attendance Tracking: Maintain accurate records of individuals participating in programming
• Service Compliance: Ensure activities follow applicable policies, procedures, and requirements
• Assessment Completion: Prepare annual assessments summarizing individual performance

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. Your schedule may change based on operational needs.
• Travel and overtime: As needed
• Telework:You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Four years of experience providing therapeutic activities for individuals with physical, medical, or cognitive disabilities; or
• A bachelor’s degree with major coursework in therapeutic recreation; physical education; vocational rehabilitation; vocational education or counseling; art, music, dance, or occupational therapies; or a related human services field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Other Requirements

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination and a drug screening.
  • Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.