Lead Recreation Therapist

Lead Recreation Therapist – Sandy Pines Residential Psychiatric Facility

Sandy Pines is a 149‑bed Residential Psychiatric Facility servicing children and adolescents ages 5‑17, located in beautiful sub‑tropical South Florida near Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

The Lead Recreation Therapist provides Therapeutic Recreation services to residents as part of the treatment team to meet their specific physical and psychological needs in accordance with Sandy Pines' policies and procedures.

• Instruct patients in activities and techniques designed to their specific physical or psychological needs.
• Assist the treatment team in developing a treatment plan with varied interventions based on assessment, interests and objectives of therapy.
• Encourage residents to acquire new skills and promote leisure activities.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining unit schedules, which include all programming. Distribute the schedules to the social services department, charge nurses, CNO and CEO.
• Assist in advance planning of artistic, expressive and creative therapeutic, safe, age‑appropriate group activities for the residents on each unit.
• Facilitate artistic, expressive and/or creative therapy groups, as planned above, minimum of 1x weekly for all residents as assigned by the Master group schedule and as prescribed according to the resident's treatment plan.
• Ensure content of group activities is not repetitive.
• Research available resources on creative expressive therapies and utilize multiple resources – e.g., books, internet suggestions, instruments, workbooks, play therapy materials – to plan and facilitate unique and creative topics for groups.
• Generate enthusiasm and excitement when facilitating creative and expressive therapy groups with the residents as evidenced by direct observation, self/staff report.
• Document group interventions accurately and in a timely fashion ensuring individualized treatment plan problems are stated and addressed and the content of the activity/note is relevant to individualized treatment issues.
• Assist in coverage within the department as directed.

• Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) preferred, or a degree in Recreation Therapy.
• Expressive Arts Therapy experience preferred.
• ROPES experience preferred.
• Prior experience working with children and adolescents preferred.
• Detail oriented and ability to successfully multi‑task in a fast‑pace environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent customer service and organization skills.
• Highly effective listening skills.

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401k plan with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off