Therapeutic Recreation Specialist

Therapeutic Recreation Specialist

Full-time, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Located in Mars, PA.

Lutheran SeniorLife provides a comprehensive array of community-based health and social service programs throughout western Pennsylvania.

Our services include LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly); skilled nursing, home health; personal care; adoption & foster care; assisted living; adult day services; memory care; hospice; palliative care; residential living; affordable housing; home safety monitoring; Meals on Wheels; rehabilitation services and private duty.

St. John Community allows older adults to move through a continuum of care from residential living to skilled nursing, depending on the need.  When you provide care for older adults, you’re helping families keep the people they love healthy, happy and safe.  We encourage job growth and advancement opportunities while providing flexibility to meet your individual needs.

Therapeutic Recreation Specialist works under broad supervision to assist in directing the development, implementation, supervision and ongoing evaluation of the activities program.  Directing the activity program includes scheduling of activities, both individual and groups, implementing and/or delegating the implementation of the programs, monitoring the response and/or reviewing/evaluating the response to the programs to determine if the activities meet the assessed needs of the resident and making revisions as necessary.  Responsible for assessment, care planning and implementation of the care plan for residents of St. John Community.

Therapeutic Recreation Specialist qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Recreation Therapy, or equivalent experience as required by the NCTRC Board to achieve certification or B.S. in Art, Music or related therapy discipline.
• Certification required: Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) by the National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC), Music, Art.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Working knowledge of computers, Microsoft Word and Excel required.

Benefits

Lutheran SeniorLife offers a variety of benefits to employees and their families, as applicable, including but not limited to:
*based on employment status*

• Competitive Wages, Hiring Incentives, Generous Paid Time Off, Bereavement Leave & Paid Holidays
• Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) health benefits solution. ICHRA provides larger flexibility and customization in medical plan options while still providing the tax benefits of a group plan.
• Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability plans.
• Voluntary Suite of Benefits Available at Low Group Rates, including Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, and Additional Life Insurance Options
• Employer-sponsored child care benefits.
• Immediate eligibility to participate in the employer-sponsored retirement savings plan
• FSA availability, depending on the individual health plan selected
• Total Wellness and WorkLife Balance resources, discounts, programs
• Tuition Reimbursement and Mileage Reimbursement for Eligible Employees
• Career Success - coaching, training, internships and recognition program

Lutheran SeniorLife and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers.