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SENIOR RECREATION THERAPY AIDE

Code: 03560 Local Competitive

In New Jersey, Senior Recreation Therapy Aide is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.

Qualifying turns on 1 year of relevant experience.

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Where this title is used

Senior Recreation Therapy Aide is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, performs responsible, varied subprofessional recreation therapeutic tasks and/or takes the lead over one or more recreation therapy aides; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

  • Distributes and balances the workload among employees in accord with established work flow or job specialization ensuring timely accomplishment of the assigned workload and that each employee has enough work to be kept busy.
  • Answers questions of other workers as to procedures, policies, regulations, and instructions and instructs them in specific tasks and job techniques.
  • Checks on work in progress and completed to see whether the supervisor's instructions have been carried out.
  • Answers supervisor's questions on overall work operations and problems.
  • Gives on-the-job training to new employees in accord with established procedures and practices.
  • Informs employees of available services and agency regulations.
  • May participate with a professional therapist in planning and development of the recreation therapy treatment process for patients who are not critically or acutely ill.
  • Independently instructs and guides patients in the performance of simple prescribed tasks involved in the treatment process.
  • Plans and conducts a program of activity involving responsible, varied subprofessional work of a specialized nature.
  • Organizes assigned work for concerned patients.
  • Teaches necessary skills to patients, supervises their work, and maintains standards of performance and work output.
  • Takes the lead over one or more recreation therapy aides and guides, instructs, organizes, and observes their work.
  • Prepares requisitions for equipment, materials, and supplies and sees that they are properly recorded and distributed.
  • Keeps records.
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

One (1) year of experience assisting in the care of individuals in a medical setting, teaching recreation skills, or in recreation therapy work.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of the aims of recreation therapy.
  • Personal skill in recreation and technical competence in the recreation field.
  • Ability to comprehend established routines and rules.
  • Ability to give assignments and instructions to subordinates.
  • Ability to instruct patients and to maintain their participation in the activity or activities.
  • Ability to maintain harmonious working relationships with professional and subprofessional personnel, patients, and others.
  • Ability to present facts, comments, and observations in an effective manner, both oral and written.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment and tact.
  • Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.