Activity Coordinator / Recreation Specialist - Liberty Healthcare Corporation

A full-time Activity Coordinator position is now available with Liberty Healthcare at the Illinois Department of Human Services Treatment and Detention Facility.

As an Activity Coordinator with Liberty Healthcare, your day to day responsibilities will include:

• Actively contributing to a dynamic therapeutic recreation program within a secure treatment setting

• Assessing residents’ interests in recreational activities

• Creating, implementing, organizing and leading recreation activities with individuals and groups

• Establishing and maintaining positive therapeutic relationships with residents

• Helping promote a positive therapeutic milieu

• Actively participating in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings

As a valued full-time employee of Liberty Healthcare, you can expect the following:

• Salary range commensurate with the responsibilities of this position and your credentials

• 30 days of cumulative paid time off annually for vacation, holidays, sick and personal time

• Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and disability insurance

• Health Savings Account (HSA), 401k plan and other perks

• Sign-on bonus to assist with relocation expenses (if applicable)

For a detailed overview of Liberty Healthcare’s benefits plan, visit https://www.libertyhealthcare.com/upload/136.pdf

You are a good fit for this position if you possess the following attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education or related field

• Ability to lead recreation, health and personal fitness, art, music and/or games and activities

• Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to establish rapport and maintain objectivity with clients

• Ability to maintain appropriate personal boundaries in working with clients

The Illinois Department of Human Services Treatment and Detention Facility provides comprehensive behavioral health services in a safe and structured residential environment to adult clients who were formerly justice-involved and have a history of committing sexual offenses.

The program focuses on the individualized treatment needs of the residents and treats each resident respectfully, professionally and with dignity. We believe that all individuals can change. We strive to reduce risk to society by facilitating life-long behavioral change in residents.

Liberty Healthcare’s clinical team is comprised of over forty Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Counselors, Behavioral Technicians, Recreation Therapists and ancillary professionals – who serve the behavioral health needs of over five hundred people - within a secure residential environment.

Located in Rushville, Illinois – the facility is about an hour drive from Springfield and a few hour’s drive from Chicago, St. Louis and the Quad Cities.

Liberty Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, equality and inclusion are among our deepest-held values. We work to create an environment that attracts real talent and we seek to motivate, inspire and recognize high performance among all employees. regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or disability. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment.

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