✓You’ll need

Licensure

✓Current licensure by NYS as a Creative Arts Therapist

Certifications

✓Current credentials as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) issued by the National Council For Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC)

Education

✓Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation

✓A bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Physical Education or Adaptive Physical Education and 1 year of experience in planning and administering a therapeutic recreation program which involved developing and coordinating therapeutic recreational activities for geriatric patients/residents, individuals

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:

✓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

About the role

Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center, an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting a Recreation Therapist to join their team.

What you’ll do

Planning, developing, and implementingPlanning, developing, and implementing recreational therapy groups including

Special events and holidaySpecial events and holiday celebrations

Organizing and maintaining recreationOrganizing and maintaining recreation areas, equipment, and supplies

Observing and recording individuals’Observing and recording individuals’ participation, progress, and responses and making recommendations to treatment plans as needed

Completing required documentation, includingCompleting required documentation, including participation in recreation activities and changes in behavior

Duties Description Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center, an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting a Recreation Therapist to join their team. As a Recreation Therapist, you will plan activities for individuals with mental illness to help promote hope and recovery and integration back into the community; including:
Planning, developing, and implementing recreational therapy groups including special events and holiday celebrations
Organizing and maintaining recreation areas, equipment, and supplies
Observing and recording individuals’ participation, progress, and responses and making recommendations to treatment plans as needed
Completing required documentation, including participation in recreation activities and changes in behavior

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:
Bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation; or
A bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Physical Education or Adaptive Physical Education and 1 year of experience in planning and administering a therapeutic recreation program which involved developing and coordinating therapeutic recreational activities for geriatric patients/residents, individuals with developmental disabilities, individuals with psychiatric disabilities, individuals that are physically challenged, or individuals in treatment for chemical dependency; or
Current credentials as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) issued by the National Council For Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC); OR
Current licensure by NYS as a Creative Arts Therapist OR 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. OR 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 All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:
NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
Access to tuition assistance programs
Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
NYS Retirement programs Background checks will be required. This position is eligible for a downstate adjustment of $4,000. NOTE: In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment. If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and are required to become a Medicare Provider and lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Recreation Therapist (NY HELPS), Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center, P27442

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