Recreation Therapy Assistant - On With Life
Ankeny, IA 50023
About the Job
This full-time Recreation Therapy Assistant position primarily works Monday-Friday 8a-4:30p, with adjusted hours (as part of a departmental rotation) to assist our persons served with evening, weekend, and holiday recreation opportunities. The role will involve assistance with programming in several OWL settings (inpatient, New Horizons, Long-Term, etc.) per the needs of our persons served and families.
We do annual raises based on budget capacity, and you also have the opportunity for a discretionary bonus at your anniversary.
This full-time position is eligible for subsidized health and dental insurance, vision insurance, free life and long-term disability insurance, a 401k match, PTO and long-term sick pay, and other benefits. Please see this link for more details: https://www.onwithlife.org/careers/benefits/. We are also a qualified not-for-profit employer for the federal Public Student Loan Forgiveness program.
As an Recreation Therapy Assistant at On With Life, you can be a part of something greater. The rehabilitation process is a 24/7 job for each person served, and our Recreation Therapy Assistants are an integral part of our transdisciplinary team of experts helping individuals along their journey.
There is great joy in watching someone do something for the first time after their injury. You’ll have the opportunity to watch people take their first steps, say their first words, or even enjoy their first snack or favorite meal. You can be a large part of the journey that each person served takes, making memories with them along the way. We are a not-for-profit organization founded by survivors and their families, and each person served is a new member of that family. We are looking for extraordinary Recreation Therapy Assistants like you to join us!
What do Recreation Therapy Assistants do?
In partnership with other members of the transdisciplinary rehabilitation team, the Recreation Therapy Assistants provides advanced professional services for persons with brain injury or other neurological conditions, including:
• Assists in developing, planning, and carrying out recreation therapy and similar therapeutic activities
• Provides second-person assistance with aquatic therapy sessions
• Provides individual, co-treatment, and group recreation opportunities
• Assists with community outings, including operating OWL vehicles to transport persons served
• Assists with department organization and cleaning
• Provides documentation to support services provided per OWL guidelines
• Provides second-person assistance with aquatic therapy sessions
• Provides individual, co-treatment, and group recreation opportunities
• Assists with community outings, including operating OWL vehicles to transport persons served
• Assists with department organization and cleaning
• Provides documentation to support services provided per OWL guidelines
A successful candidate for this position would have the following characteristics:
• Has a passion for enhancing the quality of life and dignity of our persons served and families
• Demonstrates creativity and flexibility
• Demonstrates clear and concise communication
• Is willing to obtain chauffer’s licensure.
• Has a high standard for person served care and team cohesion
• Comfortable with staff coaching and correction
• Demonstrates creativity and flexibility
• Demonstrates clear and concise communication
• Is willing to obtain chauffer’s licensure.
• Has a high standard for person served care and team cohesion
• Comfortable with staff coaching and correction
Qualified applicants must have:
- Ability to maintain CPR certification (if you do not have this already, we will pay for it)
- Ability to operate a vehicle on behalf of On With Life, including a Chauffeur's license (if you do not have this already, we will pay for it)
We prefer to hire a candidate with an Iowa Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist license (CTRS) and recreation therapy experience.
On With Life is an Equal Opportunity Employer; we make all employment-related decisions based on your competencies, talents and professional potential.
Source : On With Life
