Activity Supervisor Full-Time Service Worker Western Nebraska Veterans Home Scottsbluff

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Minimum Qualifications:Bachelors degree in recreation management recreation therapy occupational therapy vocational rehabilitation or related field and more than a year of experience in a therapy or activity setting. Experience working in a therapy or activity program can be substituted for education on a year for year basis.

Job Duties: Plans organizes conducts and supervises all activities within a therapeutic activity and trains subordinate personnel in carrying out with other professional staff to evaluate the residents members or patients level of functioning to reflect social needs abilities and interests for placement in activity therapy with medical and interdisciplinary treatment of staff to integrate activity participation in a members total treatment and actively participates in treatment team meetings to discuss and provide input to member progress and therapy programs; may act as treatment plan coordinator for particular members. Documents member behavior compiles progress reports and maintains necessary records. Escorts and supervises members in activities off of the campus grounds. Oversees the use and care of equipment and supplies used for therapy activities; may perform minor maintenance on equipment. Maintains the inventory of equipment and supplies used for therapy activities; makes recommendations on major equipment purchases and oversees the purchase of daily supplies and other materials as needed. Maintain contact with community organizations to stimulate interest and participation in the activity therapy program.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES : These are needed to perform the work assigned. Knowledge of: methods for planning and conducting therapeutic activities; the principles and methods of therapeutic interventions; the fundamentals and rules of various games sports and related activities; swimming pool operations; the general nature of intellectual or other developmental disabilities; gerontology; treatment and behavioral documentation standards; the methods techniques and goals of individual and group therapy services; the principles and techniques of supervision. Skill in: delivering therapy services; working cooperatively with facility personnel; utilizing therapy methods and techniques in carrying out therapeutic activities; communicating with residents members or patients and understanding their problems and needs; deterring deviant resident member or patient behavior. Ability to: form effective therapeutic relationships with residents members or patients; obtain and maintain resident member or patient interest and participation in activities; instruct residents members or patients how to perform an activity; teach the principles practices and techniques of activity therapy to subordinate staff and volunteers; observe and document resident member or patient behavior; plan organize lead and adapt activities to resident member or patient needs; coordinate therapeutic activities with the functions of other facility departments; develop analyze and assess therapeutic activity programs and recommended changes; keep records and compile reports; supervise subordinates

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