Recreation & Athletics Specialist 2 (RAS2)

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• Implement day-to-day activities to support youth wellness
• Assess the overall therapeutic recreation needs of residents
• Implement intervention techniques to facilitate the improvement of social cognitive emotional and physical functional abilities
• Promote sports safety
• Provide residents with opportunities to adapt to a variety of recreational and community environments
• Train staff in the therapeutic recreation program
• Develop and present in-services to residents and staff in specialty areas
• Perform outreach to the surrounding community community-based groups and organizations to network and recruit volunteers for the recreation program
• Maintain documentation related to the recreational program and youth behaviors
• Assess augment repair and maintain recreation equipment inventory as the budget allows

• Associate’s degree involving major study in either recreation or therapeutic recreation music drama or physical education or psychology sociology or education with a minor in recreation physical education music or drama AND one year of paid professional recreation experience
• One year of experience as a Recreation and Athletics Specialist 1
• Equivalent education/experience equaling three years
• Commitment to equity inclusion and respectful workplace principles
• Demonstrated understanding of adolescent development and juvenile rehabilitation practices and principles
• Experience providing therapeutic recreation services
• Demonstrated competency in relating to clients from diverse backgrounds and cultural groups
• Knowledge of skeletal muscular and neuron anatomy mental illness principles equipment of recreation therapy various methods of provision in the physical affective social and cognitive realms safety and risk management methods and assessment and evaluation reporting methods
• Ability to assess plan provide evaluate and modify programs provisions to allow inclusive participation for individual youth cooperative skills in working with youth and maintain professional and working relationships with physicians other treatment providers and staff
• Valid Washington state driver’s license required for this position
• Ability to physically control residents including taking residents to the ground breaking up fights between two or more residents using various defensive tactic holds and applying handcuffs
• Successfully complete initial Crisis Management Intervention Strategies training and annual refreshers demonstrating competency in applying verbal de-escalation and physical control techniques approved for intervention with verbally and/or physically aggressive youth
• Comply with JR institution and/or facility health screening requirements including tuberculous testing measles and chickenpox immunity and Hepatitis B vaccination as indicated within the first month of employment
• Pass national fingerprint background check prior to employment with renewals every five years
• Complete Prison Rape Elimination Act training within the first month of employment and comply with JR Policy 5.90 applying PREA Juvenile Standards in JR

• Benefits
• Insurance Benefits
• Employees and their families are covered by medical including vision dental and basic life insurance
• Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their healthcare expenses
• Employees are covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts
• Other insurance coverage for auto boat home and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction
• Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees
• Retirement and Deferred Compensation State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees Retirement System
• Social Security All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization and meet the qualifying criteria you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Holidays Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year
• Sick Leave Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month
• Vacation Annual Leave Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165
• Military Leave Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year
• Bereavement Leave Most employees whose family member or household member dies or for loss of pregnancy are entitled to five days of paid bereavement leave
• Additional Leave Leave Sharing Parental Leave Family and Medical Leave Act Leave Without Pay