Recreation Therapist
Full Time
Ione, CA 95640
$84,672 - $99,660 a year
Posted
Job description
Job Number:
6063413
Location:
Mule Creek State Prison - Ione
Department Name:
California Correctional Health Care Services
Region:
Central California
Time Base/FT/PT:
Full Time
Closing Date/FFD:
Until Filled
Recreation Therapist, CF
$84,672 - $99,660 Annual Range
Under general direction, in a State correctional facility a Recreation Therapist leads, instruct, and encourage inmate patients in a program of individual and group activities of a physical, social, and cultural nature; with the therapeutic team, plans treatment goals for specific patients; assists in coordinating recreation therapy with other therapeutic programs; observes patients’ reactions and progress; record clinical notes to be included in medical files; and prepare reports.
Recreation Therapists within our health care system must meet the professional codes noted below:
Per Business and Professions Code Section 17505.2 (a)(1) and (a)(2):
(a) It is unlawful for a person to represent himself or herself as a recreation therapist, to represent the services he or she performs as recreation therapy, or to use terms set forth in subdivision (c) in connection with his or her services, name, or place of business, unless he or she meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Graduation from an accredited college or university with a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in recreation therapy or in recreation and leisure studies with a specialization in recreation therapy. Alternatively, a person who does not have one of the preceding degrees may qualify if he or she has a baccalaureate degree in a specialization acceptable for certification or eligible for certification by any accrediting body specified in paragraph (2).
(2) Current certification or eligibility for certification as a recreation therapist by the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification or by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification, Inc.
Please review the appropriate bulletin/assessment on the
Bulletin Page for the Minimum Qualifications and, if qualified, complete the Assessment according to the instructions.
Contact Monique.Arellanes@cdcr.ca.gov or 559-221-3218 for your questions regarding the application process, and status of your application.
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