Recreational Therapist
ADEC, Inc is a non-profit agency that proudly advocates for and serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities so they live lives full of informed choice and possibility. ADEC offers a variety of services to 1,000+ clients in Elkhart and Saint Joseph counties. Services include residential settings, employment services, day programming, and therapies such as behavior consultation, music and recreational therapy.
The Recreational Therapist is part of the Therapies team and works with clients, their families and staff to provide person-centered recreational therapy to improve independence.
Benefits:
• Non-Billable Time Included
• Up to $50 in student loan assistance
• Up to $2500 in tuition assistance
• Retirement Program with company match
• Holiday, vacation, and sick time
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Agency Funded life insurance and long term disability
The Position:
The Recreational Therapist:
- Helps clients improve quality of life, increase independence, and have meaningful participation in the community.
- Provides person-centered recreational therapy techniques to restore, remediate or rehabilitate functioning.
- Assess needs, develops goals, and modifies plans based on collaboration with Individual Support Team (IST) and support staff.
- Completes quarterly and annual review of plans, determines success, and modifies plan as needed.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation from accredit college or university.
- Bachelor's degree in Related Field and completed CTRS certification.
- Certification by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation.
- Flexible working hours based on client needs
ADEC is an equal opportunity employer.