Therapeutic Activities Worker - SCI Rockview

Are you an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and creative person looking for a career with advancement opportunities? The Department of Corrections, State Correctional Institution at Rockview is searching for a Therapeutic Activities Worker to join our team of professionals. This is a key position in working with our mission to reduce criminal behavior by providing individualized treatment and education to offenders, resulting in successful community reintegration through accountability and positive change. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply today to start your career journey with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania!

This is professional work in developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating therapeutic activities programs to improve, enhance, and retain participants' highest levels of personal, psychosocial, and physical functioning and habilitation. An employee in this job collaborates with multi-disciplinary treatment teams for the purpose of developing the therapeutic segments of individual treatment plans including activities that overlap or combine various aspects of therapeutic recreation, occupational therapy, or vocational adjustment services.

Work involves performing assessments of functioning levels, strengths, and needs to develop specific goals and objectives for individuals; developing and selecting therapeutic activities to meet those needs; conducting, overseeing, and monitoring the delivery of activities in individual and group settings; conducting ongoing reviews and evaluations of individual needs and progress toward achieving program goals; and adapting therapeutic activities as needed. Work may also include training, supervising, or directing Activities Aides, other non-professional employees, and volunteers in the facilitation and conduct of individual and group activities.

Work is performed independently under general supervision and is reviewed through observation, conferences, and reports for quality and achievement of therapeutic activities program goals.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40-hour work week

• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday, with 30-minute lunch.

• This position is eligible for retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.

• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $53,161 (before taxes).

• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Please check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree with major coursework in therapeutic recreation; physical education; vocational rehabilitation; vocational education or counseling; art, music, dance, or occupational therapies; or a related human services field; or

• Four years of experience providing therapeutic activities for individuals with physical, medical, or cognitive disabilities; or

• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).

• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.

• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.

• You must provide complete and accurate information or:

• your score may be lower than deserved.

• you may be disqualified.

• You may only apply/test once for this posting.

• Your results will be provided via email.