California Correctional Health Care Services
Recreation Therapist, CF- Valley State Prison, Chowchilla
California Correctional Health Care Services, Madera, California, United States, 93638
Recreation Therapist, CF- Valley State Prison, Chowchilla
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Base Pay Range Base pay range: $9,159 per year. The role is paid under the California State Civil Service Pay Scales, Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM). Additional recruitment and retention stipends may be available.
Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the Senior Psychologist, Correctional Facility (CF) (Supervisor) or a supervising psychiatric social worker, the Recreation Therapist (RT), CF develops, implements, and evaluates therapeutic recreation programs for patients within California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation institutions. The RT, CF instructs and motivates patients in individual and group recreation therapy, monitors and documents treatment progress, and works with other health care providers to share recreational therapy assessment information and incorporate therapeutic recreational activities into treatment plans. The RT, CF maintains order and supervises the conduct of patients to protect and maintain the safety of persons and property.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Graduation from a recognized college with a major in recreation or recreation therapy, including supervised field work.
Experience: Supervised field work in recreation therapy.
Other: Knowledge of therapeutic recreation activities and ability to work cooperatively with health care providers.
Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex, and sexual orientation. It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug‑free workplace.
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Base Pay Range Base pay range: $9,159 per year. The role is paid under the California State Civil Service Pay Scales, Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM). Additional recruitment and retention stipends may be available.
Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the Senior Psychologist, Correctional Facility (CF) (Supervisor) or a supervising psychiatric social worker, the Recreation Therapist (RT), CF develops, implements, and evaluates therapeutic recreation programs for patients within California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation institutions. The RT, CF instructs and motivates patients in individual and group recreation therapy, monitors and documents treatment progress, and works with other health care providers to share recreational therapy assessment information and incorporate therapeutic recreational activities into treatment plans. The RT, CF maintains order and supervises the conduct of patients to protect and maintain the safety of persons and property.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Graduation from a recognized college with a major in recreation or recreation therapy, including supervised field work.
Experience: Supervised field work in recreation therapy.
Other: Knowledge of therapeutic recreation activities and ability to work cooperatively with health care providers.
Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex, and sexual orientation. It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug‑free workplace.
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