Recreation Specialist

**Compensation Range**: $19.7 - $24.07 / hour

**You Matter**:

- Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
- Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
- Excellent career growth opportunities

**Join us and find a career that supports**:

- Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
- Autonomy in a warm team environment
- Growth and training

**Perks and Benefits**
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

- DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it
- Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
- Company paid life insurance
- Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
- Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
- Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
- Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

**Why Us**:
**Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.**
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

**How you make a difference**:
The Recreation Specialist is responsible for planning and leading therapeutic recreational activities for all residents in the program. They work as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team and provide feedback on residents' progress and participation in activities. The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other team members to provide a holistic approach to treatment.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provides therapeutic recreation activities to residents, assesses their needs, and develops individualized plans accordingly.
- Leads group programming to improve physical, mental, and psycho-social well-being of residents.
- Participates as a member of the treatment team and provides input on residents' participation in recreational activities.
- Maintains documentation of resident progress and follows established performance standards.
- Coordinates scheduling and manages referrals for assigned therapeutic recreation groups and activities.

**Qualifications & Requirements**:
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Bachelor's degree in recreational therapy, recreation administration, or a related field highly desirable

Experience
- Demonstrated experience as a recreational provider required.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of recreational and therapeutic activity programs.

**We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer**:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.