Recreational Therapy Supervisor

State of North Carolina

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center (BMNTC) is currently accepting applications for a full-time Recreational Therapy Supervisor. This leadership role is responsible for enhancing residents’ quality of life through comprehensive assessment, individualized planning, and evidence-based recreational therapy services. The Recreational Therapy Supervisor assesses residents’ leisure preferences and quality-of-life needs, develops and evaluates individualized plans of care, and determines appropriate services in accordance with professional recreational therapy standards. This position supervises and manages a multidisciplinary Life Enrichment team, including five Life Enrichment Specialists, two Recreational Therapists, and one Creative Expressive Arts Therapist. The supervisor provides staff with the training, guidance, and resources needed to deliver creative, person-centered programming that supports each resident’s goals, abilities, and interests.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice Recreational Therapy by the North Carolina Board of Recreational Therapy Licensure and two years of experience as a Recreational Therapist.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience using creativity and person-centered approaches to adapt activities for residents with developmental and intellectual disabilities, dementia, and or other neurocognitive disorders.
• Experience working as a direct supervisor for a team providing quality of life activities.
• Considerable knowledge of Therapeutic Recreation principles, philosophies, assessments, techniques and methods.
• Demonstrated experience in planning, organizing, implementing, and monitoring activities and programs ensuring they are person-centered and produce effective outcomes.
• Master’s Degree in Recreational Therapy or related field

Responsibilities

• enhancing residents’ quality of life through comprehensive assessment, individualized planning, and evidence-based recreational therapy services
• assesses residents’ leisure preferences and quality-of-life needs
• develops and evaluates individualized plans of care
• determines appropriate services in accordance with professional recreational therapy standards
• supervises and manages a multidisciplinary Life Enrichment team, including five Life Enrichment Specialists, two Recreational Therapists, and one Creative Expressive Arts Therapist
• provides staff with the training, guidance, and resources needed to deliver creative, person-centered programming that supports each resident’s goals, abilities, and interests

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed