Recreation Therapy Specialist

1 week ago

Des Moines, Iowa, United States Link Associates Full time
POSITION: Recreation Therapy Specialist. Opportunities available for both full-time and part-time roles.
POSITION SUMMARY:

This role is essential in guiding and mentoring individuals to foster autonomy in developing or maintaining social, self-care, and life skills, as well as facilitating community engagement through recreation therapy initiatives. The specialist will be tasked with the planning, organization, and execution of therapeutic recreation activities. Responsibilities also include assisting with assessments, program development, community evaluations, and program evaluation processes.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Design, coordinate, and lead in-house leisure programs, ensuring accurate attendance tracking, transportation arrangements, and billing documentation to achieve positive outcomes for participants.
  • Organize and oversee community-based leisure activities on a daily basis, managing registrations, attendance, and supervision to ensure successful outcomes for participants.
  • Facilitate and coordinate transportation services for participants.
  • Support the training of direct support professionals in delivering established leisure programs.
  • Assist in the orientation, training, and scheduling of staff, volunteers, and interns.
  • Evaluate leisure service programs, compiling and reviewing leisure assessments.
  • Represent the leisure services and Link Associates to both internal and external stakeholders, as well as the community, in a professional manner.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • A Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation or a related discipline is required, with a preference for candidates with a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience.
  • NCTRC certification or completion within six (6) months is necessary.
  • Exceptions require prior approval from the Executive Director.
  • Must comply with agency policies regarding transportation and background checks.
  • Ability to operate standard office, home, and recreational equipment on a daily basis.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in implementing agency policies and procedures, along with strong verbal, presentation, and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, teamwork abilities, and organizational skills.
  • This position involves medium physical work, including occasional lifting of up to fifty (50) pounds and pushing/pulling of up to sixty (60) pounds. Frequent standing, walking, and reaching are required.
  • Frequent forward bending, crouching, or stooping is necessary.
  • Occasional stair climbing without railings and sitting may be required.
About Link Associates:

Link Associates is a community-focused non-profit organization dedicated to providing services for over 600 individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families since 1953. Our team of more than 300 employees supports full integration into the broader Des Moines community.

Every individual served by Link Associates has a primary diagnosis of intellectual disability, often accompanied by other intellectual and physical conditions. While other organizations may serve this population, Link Associates offers a comprehensive range of services.

Individuals with intellectual disabilities participate in education, employment, leisure activities, and shopping alongside the rest of the community. However, they and their families face unique challenges in securing support, particularly as they transition into adulthood. Adults with intellectual disabilities often go unnoticed, making it more difficult to garner public support as they age.

Link Associates acknowledges these unique service needs by providing residential, day habilitation, community employment, transportation, case management, and leisure services. Together, these offerings address the full spectrum of lifelong needs, as well as the needs of their families.

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