Therapeutic Activity Specialist

Delta’s Mission: To enrich the lives of individuals and families through outstanding community-based support and mutually rewarding relationships.
Values: Customer Focus, Performance Excellence, Learning and Growth

Provide supportive and structured vocational services that develop life skills and personal enrichment through meaningful and productive leisure and recreational activities. Develops activities designed to further enhance the skills of each person by using, but not limited to, community-based experiences, music, art, horticulture, health and wellness, and/or multi-sensory experiences

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The duties listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable staff with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Designs and provides direct and consultative day services to persons served:

• Develops structured, meaningful, and enriching facility based activities to teach life skills and promote the personal development of each individual.
• In conjunction with the management team, developing a monthly calendar of community based activities to ensure community integration
• Coordinates and leads specified off-campus recreational events and community outings.
• Assist program staff with encouraging and increasing community participation of each individual.
• Plans special holiday events, special Olympics, parties, and socials with assistance of co-workers
• Assist in the development of treatment-specific goals and objectives, when appropriate.
• Prompts and/or assists each person in the achievement of goals while actively encouraging the independence and competency of each person to maximize their full potential.
• Assists program management in the design of functional strategies and the need for adaptive equipment that enhances learning and creates an environment best suited to individual profile and needs.
• Provides suggestions regarding techniques and/or materials to support and enhance functional and cognitive abilities; identifies barriers that may impede individual progress, and recommends environmental accommodations to support functioning and facilitate the generalization of skills.
• Provides ongoing support, guidance and mentoring for staff in implementing treatment plans, general interactions, engagement, daily care, goal implementation, level of support and safety for assigned individuals

Requirements

• Ability to comprehend, read, write and speak English
• Ability to use excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to use telephone, voice mail, copier, facsimile machine, computer and calculator.
• Ability to work effectively with people both one-on-one and in a team environment, facilitating their growth and development.
• Ability to resolve non-routine situations properly.
• Ability to be observant and intuitive.
• Ability to be dependable and punctual.
• Ability to work on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments.

Ability to operate vehicles with a valid driver’s license in accordance with applicable state laws, insurance provider requirements and company policies and procedures.

• High School Diploma and two years related experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Education, or a related field preferred.
• Prior experience working with individuals who have been diagnosed with a developmental disability/autism preferred.
• Prior experience working with aging adults and adults with functional impairment.