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Therapeutic Activities Coordinator

3 weeks ago

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States Spero Family Services Full time

Unleash your creativity and passion for making a positive impact in the lives of youth who have experienced trauma. Spero Family Services is seeking a compassionate and dynamic Therapeutic Activities Coordinator to join our team. If you are driven by the desire to support youth in their healing journey through enriching activities that foster personal growth, social connections, and life skills, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.

As the Therapeutic Activities Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in organizing and leading a variety of individual and group therapeutic activities, such as art, music, sports, physical activities, and volunteerism. These activities will help youth build self-esteem, develop pro-social skills, and establish meaningful connections with peers and staff. Your creativity, energy, and dedication will provide a safe space for youth to explore new interests while supporting their emotional and therapeutic goals.

If you are passionate about helping youth grow activities, and possess the skills to create a positive, supportive environment, we invite you to join us in empowering the youth we serve and be a catalyst for their personal transformation. This position will primarily work evening and weekend shifts due to the nature of the position.

Key Responsibilities:

Activity Development and Schedule: Create and schedule opportunities for recreational, therapeutic, and leisure activities for clients. Activities should focus on promoting physical/emotional well-being of the youth and promoting community integration and healthy boundaries. Duties may include:

  • providing transportation to-and-from activities and providing assessments related to activities
  • direct supervision (in ratio) of youth in assigned program(s) during activities

Personnel Management: Provide direct supervision to the activities team as assigned. Duties may include recruiting, hiring, training, performance reviews, and providing corrective action plans when necessary.

Documentation: Ensure all documentation and reports are accurate and completed in a timely manner. Duties may include:

  • Medicaid eligible treatment notes for individual and group service delivery
  • meeting established treatment targets

Treatment Culture: Ensure activities align with the Residential Treatment program plan and the agency's CARE philosophy. Become certified in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI).

  • ensure specialized supervision plans are being maintained and followed at all times

Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma or equivalent, MHP certified per Medicaid standards, at least 21 years old, a valid Illinois driver's license, and previous experience in adolescent therapeutic recreation.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Therapeutic Recreation or related field and previous experience in 24/7 care

Skills: Must be organized, able to multi-task, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, basic computer skills, and detail oriented. Must be able to interact with, and relate to, diverse groups of people. Must be able to demonstrate leadership skills and have the ability to recognize and report issues or concerns pertaining to program operations. Must have the strength/mobility needed to perform Therapeutic Crisis Intervention.

Miscellaneous: Must pass all pre-employment drug screens and background clearances. Must maintain driving clearances. Must be willing to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the program.

Program Population: The youth in these programs have a complexity of mental health issues/disorders. The intensity of these mental health issues warrants placement in a highly structured, supervised and safe therapeutic environment. The focus of the program is to provide crisis stabilization/management, behavioral management, and clinical treatment in effort to reduce the mental health disturbance and assist the youth in returning to a less restrictive setting. Due to the severity of youth's mental health issues in their program the use of physical restraints and/or seclusion are necessary at time.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $ $26.64 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Referral program
  • Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

  • Are you at least 21 years old?
  • All employees must complete a background check prior to being hired. Any issues with that?

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Required)

License/Certification:

  • IL Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person