Secure Residential Activity Therapist
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30+ days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Come join a team of dedicated and compassionate staff at our 16-bed state-of-the-art Secure Residential Facility in Essex Vermont. You will play an essential role in the person-centered treatment of adults with severe mental illness. The facility is over 17000 square feet with a separate full-size gymnasium.
This position will be responsible for providing oversite and facilitating therapeutic groups and activities at River Valley Therapeutic Residence and out in the community. Additionally this position will support other staff by ensuring that they have the resources to effectively facilitate groups and activities. Other duties will include oversite of the facility work program for residents attend multidisciplinary treatment team meetings collect data to inform future groups/activities being offered oversite of therapeutic group documentation and provide trainings during new staff orientation. This position will be very active with supporting community outings.
Mission:
The River Valley Therapeutic Residence (RVTR) aims to improve the health and well-being of Vermonts most vulnerable populations while focusing on psychiatric rehabilitation services and psychosocial treatment delivered in a recovery oriented trauma informed person-centered holistic environment. The program offers a safe space to focus on recovery and community integration for those individuals no longer needing hospital level of care but who are not yet ready to transition back to the community. The State of Vermont offers outstanding employee benefits and generous paid time off as well as opportunities for professional development.
Who May Apply
This position Secure Residential Activity Therapist (Job Requisition #53635) is open to all State employees and external applicants.
If you would like more information about this position please contact
Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.
Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.
Candidates including current State employees seeking transfer promotion demotion or persons exercising re-employment rights must pass a fingerprint supported background investigation applicable to the position. Additionally in accordance with AHS Policy 4.02 - Hiring Standards Vermont and/or national criminal record checks as well as DMV and adult and child abuse registry checks as appropriate to the position under recruitment will be conducted on candidates. Hiring managers will notify applicants who are in the final stage of the interview process of the finger-printing and background check requirement to which an applicant must agree to be deemed eligible for this position. Applicants will have the right to withdraw their applications before finger-printing and/or a background investigation is conducted.
Environmental Factors
Employees regularly interact with individuals experiencing serious mental illness who present with various levels of risk to self or others such as assaultive behavior elopement risk self-harm suicide; and may be exposed to infectious diseases and caustic detergents.
Minimum Qualifications
Two (2) years or more providing therapeutic group activities.
Total Compensation
As a State employee you are offered a great career opportunity but its more than a paycheck. The States total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits that are worth about 30% of your total compensation including:
- 80% State paid medical premium and a dental plan at no cost for employees and their families
- Work/Life balance: 11 paid holidays each year and a generous leave plan
- State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)
- Two ways to save for your retirement: A State defined benefit pension plan and a deferred compensation 457(b) plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Flexible spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
- Low cost group life insurance
- Incentive-based Wellness Program
- Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program
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Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of Vermont celebrates diversity and is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and meaningful inclusion that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills. The State does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability HIV Status sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status past or present military service membership in an employee organization family medical history or genetic information or family or parental status. The States employment decisions are merit-based. Retaliatory adverse employment actions by the State are forbidden.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Time Management
- Acute Care
- HTTPS
- Speech Therapy
- Assistive Technologies
- Autism Experience
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Interpretation
- Patient Service Experience
- Phone Etiquette
About Company
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