You’ll need
Education
✓Bachelor's degree with a concentration or major in Art Therapy
✓Bachelor's degree in Creative Arts Therapy with a concentration in art
✓Bachelor's degree in Art, Art Education, or Fine Arts AND one year of experience in planning and administering an art therapy program
✓Note the concentration of your degree in Creative Arts Therapy on your application.
Qualifications
✓Candidates from outside or within State service may be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (NY HELPS) program if they have:
✓Registration with the American Art Therapy Association as an Art Therapist.
✓This experience must involve development and coordination of recreational activities for geriatric patients/residents, individuals with developmental disabilities, individuals with psychiatric disabilities, individuals who are physically challenged, or individuals in treatment for chemical
✓This experience must utilize the creative therapies of art, dance or music as a psychotherapeutic means of achieving in these individuals emotional growth and increased levels of functioning.
✓Candidates from outside or within State service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Recreation Therapist eligible list.
✓Candidates from within State service may be considered for transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
✓Additional Comments
Benefits
Medical, dental and visionPaid time offTuition assistance
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About the role
As a Recreation Therapist - Art, you will assist higher-level recreation therapists in the development and implementation of recreation therapy programs including:
What you’ll do
Coordinating recreation therapy activitiesCoordinating recreation therapy activities for individuals and groups
Observing and recording individuals’Observing and recording individuals’ participation, progress, and responses and making recommendations to treatment plans as needed
Maintaining and documenting individual’sMaintaining and documenting individual’s records
Candidates from outside orCandidates from outside or within State service may be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (NY HELPS) program if they have:
Bachelor's degree with aBachelor's degree with a concentration or major in Art Therapy