Job description
General Activities Therapist 2
(230001YH)JOIN OUR TEAM!
We are transforming and saving lives at DYS!
A safer Ohio: one youth, one family and one community at a time.
About Us…
Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.
DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.
Our Guiding Principles…
- Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
- Treat everyone with respect
- Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
- Provide the best support and services for youth and families
- Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
- Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
- Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve
To learn more about DYS, please visit our website by clicking here.
The Opportunity…
We are seeking a General Activities Therapist 2 to join our team at Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility.
The General Activities Therapist 2 will work under direction of the Activity Therapy Supervisor. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Organize and conduct individual and/or group recreational/activity therapy. This includes sports, arts and crafts, music, drama, physical fitness and/or community service functions
- Plan and instruct youth in a variety of leisure and therapeutic activities designed to expand youth knowledge, skills and fitness level
- Participate in weekly treatment team meetings to provide update on youth recreational participation and progress
- Review youth physical fitness assessment to prepare individualized activity therapy program
- Prepare reports and/or progress notes for inclusion in youth record
- Develop and coordinate community service projects
- Maintain relationships with community organizations such as churches and civic organizations to increase and support community service projects
- Supervise youth workers
- Maintain recreation equipment and areas
What’s in it for you…
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
Medical Coverage
- Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.
Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance
- Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.
Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth/Adoption leave
Employee Development Funds
- The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
- OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.
Deferred Compensation
- The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Completion of undergraduate core program in recreation area (e.g., physical education); and 12 mos. exp. in activity therapy or recreation.
Or completion of associate degree in recreational area; and 24 mos. exp. in activity therapy or
recreation.
Or 12 mos. exp. as General Activities Therapist 1, 44211.
Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Knowledge of: employee training & development*; safety practices pertaining to general activity therapy*; departmental, agency & state laws, rules, guidelines & procedures pertaining to activity therapy*; techniques of therapeutic & recreational activities (e.g., physical education activities, therapeutic &/or exercise activities for persons who are mentally, physically &/or emotionally handicapped).
Ability to: deal with problems involving several variables within familiar context; gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things; cooperate with co-workers on group projects; establish good rapport with clients/consumers/residents; prepare meaningful, concise & accurate reports; establish friendly atmosphere as team leader of work unit. (*)Developed after employment.
Applicants must clearly indicate how they meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants are also encouraged to document any experience, education, and/or training related to the job duties of the position applying for.
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis prior to appointment to test for illegal drug use. An applicant with a positive test will not be offered employment.
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