Therapeutic Recreation Intern

Homewood Retirement Centers, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life保险

Retirement contributions

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Professional licensure reimbursement

Job summary

Homewood Living Martinsburg offers a 300-hour paid internship in therapeutic recreation for senior adults. Under the Therapeutic Recreation Director, the intern will assist in creating and implementing activities addressing residents' psychosocial needs, with opportunities in care planning and program evaluation.

The internship emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, learning in a supportive environment, and exposure to QA/PI processes, resident council activities, and activity calendar

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Human Development and Family Studies, Occupational Therapy, Kinesiology, or related field.
• Passion for working with senior adults and interest in therapeutic recreation.
• Ability to listen to and communicate with residents at a level they understand.
• Creativity, resourcefulness, and imagination in planning resident activities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating and implementing individual and group activities for residents.
• Support care planning and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Participate in activity calendar creation and adaptation to resident needs.
• Coordinate with Wellness and Assisted Living Directors to develop integrated activities.
• Learn QA/PI processes and possibly contribute a research project.

Skills

Passion for seniors

Communication with residents

Creativity in activities

Active listening

Experience with seniors (preferred)

Education

HDFS / OT / Kinesiology related degree (in progress)

Job description

Homewood Living Martinsburg

Shift:

Status: Temporary

Salary: 15.50 - 15.50 Hourly

Our Mission Statement

Honor Christ through faithful service to seniors and one another.

What's in it for you?

As a valued member of our team, you'll enjoy these exceptional benefits & perks:

• Paid time off, with an opportunity to cash out each year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Retirement contributions
• Professional licensure reimbursement

Want to know more? Visit Homewood Benefits for all the details.

A 10 week (300 hour) enriching CommunityTherapeutic Recreation internship primarily focused within the independent andassisted living community.

The internship willfocus on the diversity of the "wellness" program and the intern will assess and implement programs and activities to engage residents in physical,social, creative and intellectual pursuits, according to their varied interestsand abilities.

A candidate for the acceptance into theinternship program would be an individual with a college degree in ExerciseScience, Human Development and Family Studies, Kinesiology, or a currentstudent of similar curricula matriculated at an accredited institution, and anindividual with a genuine interest in serving and caring for a senior adultpopulation.

Job Summary:

This is a 300 hour paid internshipdesigned to provide the student with hands-on experience in therapeuticrecreation for senior adults. Under the guidance of the Therapeutic RecreationDirector, the intern will assist in creating and implementing individual andgroup activities that meet the psychosocial needs of residents. This internshipwill provide learning opportunities in care planning, interdisciplinarycollaboration, and program evaluation, all within a supportive environment.

Essential Functions:

• Treats all information aboutresidents, their condition, and family as confidential information.
• Complies with establishedCorporate and Departmental policies and procedures and maintains establishedstandards and practices.
• Supports the TherapeuticRecreation Director in the implementation and execution of individual and groupactivities for residents in the Health Care Center.
• Assists in residentassessments, care planning, and the implementation of individualized careplans, gaining exposure to care planning processes.
• Participates in thedevelopment, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the activitiesprogram, gaining leadership experience by facilitating activities for residents.
• Collaborates withinterdisciplinary teams, including resident care planning meetings, offering anopportunity to learn how different departments work together.
• Contributes to the creationof the activity calendar, learning how to design and adapt activities based onresident needs and responses.
• Works with the Wellness andAssisted Lifestyles Directors to develop integrated activities across differentcare levels.
• Gains experience in thefacilities' processes of Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QA/PI)processes. Interns may complete a researchproject or paper based on an identified QA/PI issue, under the supervision ofthe Therapeutic Recreation Director.
• Attends and observes residentcouncil meetings, learning about the feedback process and resident issueresolution.
• Performs other functions asdirected by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Human Development and Family Studies,Occupational Therapy, Kinesiology, or a related field at an accreditedinstitution.
• Passion for working with senior adults and an interest in therapeuticrecreation.
• Ability to listen to and communicate with residents at a level theyunderstand.
• Qualities of creativity, resourcefulness, and imagination in planningresident activities.
• Experience working with seniors (preferred but not required).

Physical Requirements:

Must be ableto constantly work on their feet during an 8-hour shift. Sometimes involved in assisting withresident transfers or repositioning. Must be able to react quickly anddecisively in emergency situations and during unexpected behavior orresidents. Must be abto push residents whoare in a wheelchair frequently throughout an 8-hour shift.