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EXECUTIVE BRANCH

FULL TIME

ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY

| 18A | 37.5 HR/WK Click here for more details on state employment. Hiring Agency Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Dept for Behav Health, Dev & Int Disab Location 2400 Russellville Road Hopkinsville, KY 42240 USA Description Are you compassionate and caring? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? Do you have experience in planned recreation, physical education, or a related field? If you answered YES, then Western State Hospital (WSH) may be the place for you! With a 172-year history in the Hopkinsville community WSH is a State acute care, adult psychiatric facility, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. WSH provides in-patient psychiatric evaluation and treatment for adults from 34 counties of Western Kentucky who have severe mental illness. Every employee is part of our caring and competent team committed to excellence in behavioral healthcare for our patients and we have openings for Institutional Recreation Leaders to join our team.

A COVID19

vaccination is recommended for this job. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Plan, organize, and conduct active treatment on assigned unit and Recovery Mall including group sessions on recreation, leisure, health, fitness and community integration to meet needs of patients. Maintain daily attendance of clients to activities and programs, complete documentation including progress notes and treatment plans. Assess clients, develop treatment plan to meet therapeutic recreational needs and attend treatment team meetings providing pertinent information on clients' participation in therapeutic recreation activities and programs. Budget and order supplies, complete monthly departmental reports. Attend committee meetings and department meetings. Other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate would have:

Skills in organization. Attention to detail. Ability to work under pressure. Strong listening and communication skills. Leadership skills. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the

U.S. CHFS

will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/. Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION

Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in recreation, physical education, special education or a related field.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS

NONE Substitute

EDUCATION

for

EXPERIENCE

NONE Substitute

EXPERIENCE

for

EDUCATION

Experience in planned recreation, physical education, special education or a related field will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

(AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE Working Conditions Typically works in an institutional or hospital facility. Typically work is of a moderate physical nature and often in an outdoor setting conducting recreational activities usually with hospital patients or inmates. Probationary Period This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in

KRS 18A.111.

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