Recreation Therapist

Description

Ready to become a Difference Maker?

Are you a fun, energetic person looking to grow professionally while impacting our community? Do you want to be part of the team that leads a 70-year-old, well-respected provider of disability services into its next generation of service to people with disabilities, their families, and the community? Become a #DifferenceMaker and join the Noble Team. Together we will impact lives by helping children and adults with disabilities DREAM IT. LIVE IT. each day.

Noble is seeking a Recreation Therapist who will provide therapeutic recreation services to individuals with disabilities in their communities and in center-based day programs to improve or maintain physical, cognitive, social and emotional functioning in order to facilitate full participation in life.

This position will have significant autonomy and will often work alone with clients in the field, providing hands-on interventions related to adapted recreation and life skills.

The Recreation Therapist will be responsible for:

• Conducting assessments and developing goals for individuals,
• Completing billing and progress notes, and other communications with contracting agencies.
• For planning and conducting adaptive sports and recreation programs for groups of individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

To be successful, you must:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation or recreation/leisure with an option in therapeutic recreation.
• Must be credentialed as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) through the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC).
• Candidates must meet driving insurability and background check requirements