Recreational Therapist - Lancaster

Job Title: Recreational Therapist - Lancaster
Job ID: 78489
Location: Lancaster, California


Overview:
We are a North America-wide recruitment agency. We pride ourselves on assisting our clients to find and place the best candidates. Currently, we are recruiting Recreational Therapists for long-term contracts at correctional facilities in California 

What you will be doing:

• Promote social interaction.

• Encourage positive and appropriate leisure activities.

• Prepare individuals for reintegration into the general population or other levels of treatment.

• Actively participate in the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDTT).

• Coordinate therapy services with primary clinicians, correctional counselors, and others.

• Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of experience within the last three (3) years 

• Driver’s License or Passport Identification 

• Graduation from an accredited college with a major in therapeutic recreation or recreation with an emphasis on therapeutic recreation.

• BLS (American Heart Association only)

• Education must include supervised fieldwork approved by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) or the California Board of Recreation and Park Certification (CBRPC).

Other Information:
Benefits

• Full-Time schedules available

• 10 hour shifts, No weekend work!

• Contracts extend for 6 to 12 months with the option for renewal

Salary/Rate Range: $67.00 -$70/hr


For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com