8293F1

Pay Grade:24

DEFINITION OF WORK

Summary

This is professional supervisory work planning, organizing and carrying out a variety of habilitative or goal-directed treatment or  rehabilitative activities in a clinical setting to patients, clients, students or inmates for individuals or directing and managing all aspects of a facility's habilitative, rehabilitative, or recreation program.

Work includes the application of professional therapeutic skills in a variety of activity areas toward a habilitative, rehabilitative, or socialization therapeutic goal, and/or which involve the supervisingon a staff of lower level activity therapists of paraprofessional or professional staff in a specialized activity program.

Standard Classification Factors

Supervision Received - LEVEL C: "Under direction…" Employees at this level usually receive a general outline of the work to be performed and are generally free to develop their own sequences and methods within the scope of established policies. New, unusual, or complex work situations are almost always referred to a superior for advice. Work is periodically checked for progress and conformance to established policies and requirements.

Difficulty - LEVEL B:  Average… Where the employee is confronted with a variety of duties susceptible to different methods of solution which, in turn, places a correspondingly higher demand upon resourcefulness and concentration. Positions which require the analysis and evaluation of raw data and the rendering of conclusions would, in many instances, fall into this category.

Complexity - LEVEL E: Work is of a highly diverse and/or complex nature characterized by a broad range of activities and frequently changing conditions, situations and problems. Considerable analytical thought is necessary for interpreting a variety of factors, problems and alternatives for methods and procedures. Work requires the origination of ideas, techniques and programs for solving technical problems or complicated situations. Workers at this level exercise a high degree of responsibility for independent judgment and may participate in major program changes or policy decisions. Work my be reviewed by occasional conferences or reports to superiors. When guidelines exist at this level, they are normally characterized by regulations, policies or complex technical manuals.

Consequence of Actions or Decisions - LEVEL D: Consequences of actions or decisions at this level are significant as the work may be rarely if ever reviewed, making errors difficult to detect. Errors may cause major program failure or a high degree of confusion. Injuries to others due to errors are serious or incapacitating or both and costs due to errors are substantial.

Contacts - LEVEL C: The purpose of the contact is to influence, motivate, conduct interviews, make formal presentations or counsel to achieve common understanding or solutions to problems when the information is sensitive in nature or the individuals or groups are skeptical or uncooperative. Communication techniques and well developed communication skills become an important requirement at this level.

Physical Demands - LEVEL D: The work requires considerable physical exertion.

Environmental Conditions - LEVEL B: The work environment involves moderate hazards, risks or discomforts. Exposure to minor deviations from pleasant environmental conditions is normal. Minor to serious injuries are possible.

Supervision/Leadership - LEVEL D: Involves administrative supervision responsibility. As first line supervisor, the primary responsibility involves scheduling, supervising and evaluating employees who perform the same or similar work. Responsible for recommending hiring and disciplinary actions to a higher level of authority. As a "project manager" may direct the activities of project leaders to develop plans and criteria and to evaluate progress and results for one or more projects.

Distinguishing Features

Differs from the Activity Therapist I class which is specialized, professional work planning, organizing and carrying out habilitation, rehabilitation, or socialization activities with individuals in a specialized activity/therapy skill.

Differs from the Therapy Services Supervisor class which is professional clinical and administrative work in planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating all aspects of a program providing a variety of specialized therapeutic activities.

Differs from the Activity Therapist I class which does not supervise other professional activity therapists, generally works with a limited variety of specialized activities and has less latitude for developing work methods and processes.

Differs from the Therapy Service Supervisor class which works under administrative direction to plan, develop and organize all phases of a therapeutic activity program. Incumbents in the Therapy Service Supervisor class supervise a complex and varied organizational unit which may include occupational, physical and industrial therapies in addition to specialized activity therapies.

Plans, assigns and evaluates the work of staff and/or lower level activity therapists, volunteers; and other staff recruits and interviews staff; demonstrates principles and techniques of activityies to lower level activity therapists, students, volunteers and other staff. other staff, interns, volunteers, and activity participants.

Plans, administers, and coordinates the activities of a specialized therapeutic activity an activity/habilitative/rehabilitative program; establishes and implements procedures for the care and maintenance of equipment and supplies; requisitions supplies and equipment; estimates budget requirements and monitors expenditures.

Conducts and interprets activity/activity therapy assessments; in a clinical setting; confers with professional, medical or other staff, to discuss matters of group or individual therapy, habilitation, rehabilitation, or socialization plans; writes develops, habilitation, rehabilitation or socialization goals and objectives; writes treatment goals; conducts individual therapeutic activities.

Develops and implements activities designed to facilitate positive behavioral changes and social skills, and to assist individuals in developing acceptable means to conflict resolution. Plans and carries out specialized recreational, educational, vocational, athletic, religious or social activities; plans and carries out an overall habilitation or rehabilitation plan; documents and maintains records of all activities/equipment provided; evaluates and documents individual participation and progress.

Plans and carries out special events for an activity therapy unit; meets with community resources to promote cooperation and acceptance of off grounds activities.

Documents and maintains records of all programs, therapies or treatments provided, evaluates individual participation and progress; makes recommendations for individual therapeutic plans.

Drives van or bus to transport patients, clients, offenders, or inmates to activities.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS

Knowledge

*Knowledge of the methods and techniques of music, art, occupational horticultural, athletic or recreational habilitative, rehabilitative, or socialization therapy/activities.

Knowledge of habilitative, rehabilitative, socialization or therapeutic practices in patient care and management in, offenders, client, or inmate care and management.  a clinical setting.

Knowledge of security factors in dealing with adult or juvenile offenders.

Knowledge of modern concepts, assistive technologies, principles and/or practices related to dealing with the habilitation or rehabilitation of juvenile or adult offenders.

Knowledge of relevant facility handbooks, policies, procedures, regulations and statutes.

Abilities

*Ability to direct and instruct groups and individuals participating in structured activities.

*Ability to direct and instruct others on habilitative, rehabilitative, or therapy and treatment methods for patients, inmates, offenders, or clients.

*Ability to observe, recall and document behavior, surroundings, and events.

*Ability to recognize and report the behaviors or environmental/physical limitations of individuals that impede program progress or threaten security.

*Ability to think and act appropriately during an emergency.

*Ability to determine appropriate activity assignments or assistive technology devices for individuals.

*Ability to compile, record and analyze information from several sources.

*Ability to operate and maintain recreational, music, art or horticultural equipment.

*Ability to recognize and report behaviors in individuals that impede therapy.

*Ability to evaluate individuals to determine appropriate activity therapy programs.

Ability to determine the appropriate work assignment for an individual.

*Ability to communicate information in verbal and written form.

*Ability to compile, record and analyze information from several sources.

Ability to supervise and control adult or juvenile offenders individually and in groups.

*Necessary at Entry

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree and jJob knowledge at an advanced level in activity development or activity therapy.

NC:  06/93
REV: 12/95
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