Clinical Responsibilities:
- Utilizes assessment data to design appropriate/applicable recreation and activity therapies in consultation with the Recreational Specialist
- Plan, develop, and implement community outings, special events, holiday celebrations, birthday recognitions, and extracurricular activities for consumers
- Organize and manage event logistics including venue reservations, transportation arrangements, and vendor coordination
- Decorate and prepare spaces for holidays, special events, and birthday celebrations
- Assists with creating calendars highlighting special facility events, community outings, celebrations, etc.
- Promote upcoming events through flyers, newsletters, calendars, and internal communication platforms
- Supervise participants during on-site and off-site activities, including engagement, safety, and positive behavior support
- Teach consumers the necessary skills to transition to less restrictive setting
- Facilitates/Co-facilitates recreation therapy groups and provides ongoing monitoring and interaction with consumers
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation
- Applies seclusion and restraint per AltaPointe Policy and Procedure, as required
- Collaborate with the treatment team members and outside sources to alight recreational/special programming with individual goals and treatment/service plans
- Adheres to professional code of ethics
- Effectively demonstrates the application of child/adolescent and adult specific competencies
Supervision and Consultation:
- Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as needed
- Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
- Actively works to enhance skills
Clinical Record Keeping:
- Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy
- Documents in a clear and concise manner, types of consumer problems, treatment goals addressed, and service
- Documents legibly
Courteous and respectful attitudes towards consumers, visitors and co-workers:
- Treats consumers with care, dignity and compassion
- Respects consumer’s privacy and confidentiality
- Is pleasant and cooperative with others
- Assists consumers and visitors as needed
- Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others
- Is sensitive to the consumer’s needs, expectations and individual differences
- Is gentle and calm to consumers and families
Administrative and Other Related Duties as Assigned
- Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities
- Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required
- Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
- Follows AltaPointe Policies and procedures
- Attends appropriate in-services training and other workshops
- Maintains current certification, if applicable, and attends required workshops and in-services