Community Life Coordinator
Sanford Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Canby • Minnesota, South Dakota • 🇺🇸 United States
Visit company websiteSalary
💰 $24 - $39 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provides recreational activities, leisure education, and treatment for people with mental, physical or emotional disabilities or illnesses
- Selects, develops, and implements recreational activities to help clients improve physical, mental and social functions
- Assesses clients' needs and interests for the selection and development of therapeutic recreation
- Documents appropriately to meet regulatory requirements on behalf of the clients' participation in therapeutic recreation treatments
- Tracks patients' progress and evaluates therapeutic effects
- Provides adaptive equipment to help clients with disabilities participate in recreational activities assigned in treatment plans
- May assist with and/or provide community integration as part of their treatment
- Participate with facilitating support groups, as well as coordinating volunteers
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation required
- Valid driver's license may be required when applicable
- Maintain certification as professional Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS)
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) required within six months of hire for nursing home facility
- Qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activities professional must direct activities programs in nursing home and long term care facilities
- Eligible for certification as therapeutic recreation specialist or as an activities professional
- Two years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last five years, one of which was full-time in a therapeutic activities program
- Be a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant (COTA)
- Complete a training course approved by the state
- Registered as a nursing assistant if other professional certification does not allow for hands-on assistance with ambulating and eating
- Must maintain applicable certifications for position including: Trained Medication Aide (TMA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) etc.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
therapeutic recreationadaptive equipmentcommunity integrationpatient progress trackingtherapeutic effects evaluationrecreational activity developmentleisure educationsocial function improvementneeds assessmenttreatment plan implementation
Soft skills
communicationteam coordinationsupport group facilitationvolunteer coordinationclient assessmentinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsproblem-solvingempathyleadership
Certifications
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS)Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)Trained Medication Aide (TMA)