Rehabilitation Therapist (Safety) (Rehabilitation Therapist, State Facilities (Recreation-safety))

Job Description and Duties General Statement of Duties: Recreation/Music Therapy uses recreational/music activities and leisure resources to improve health and quality of life. These leisure opportunities will focus on helping the individual develop motor skills, social skills, and sensory functioning, needed for community integration. Through leisure counseling and activities, clients are encouraged to make healthy decisions to cope with stress, emotions and peers. Activities are used to develop skills in leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, self-esteem, and to help maintain clients' social, cognitive, physical and emotional well-being. Rehabilitation Therapists will apply therapeutic habilitation knowledge, activities and techniques to the problems of mental or intellectual disabilities found in adults; assess individual needs, determine appropriate rehabilitative/rehabilitative objectives and develop activities to meet these objectives; work with members of the interdisciplinary team to reinforce other treatment modalities; re-evaluate these plans on a regular basis. Effective July 1, 2025, State employees are subject to a salary reduction of three (3) percent in exchange for five (5) hours per month of the Personal Leave. Work location to be determined. Temporary state housing may be available for those relocating to fill hard to recruit positions. Housing assignments and rates will be determined in accordance with Department policy, operational priorities, and applicable labor agreements. Level of Care employees will be required to perform the following Essential Functions: Must be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance; must be able to participate in client containment, intervention or restraint; must have the ability to work extended hours and various shifts; must float to all work areas within the facility if called upon to do so. **You MUST provide a legible copy of your degree or transcripts (unofficial is acceptable) as proof of meeting the education requirement as listed in the Classification Specification (please see the Class Specification located under “Minimum Requirements” on the left-hand side of this job posting). Please redact birthdate and social security number from degree/transcripts. Note: All foreign transcripts MUST be accompanied by a third party academic credential evaluation. Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment. This recruitment may be utilized to fill future vacancies that may occur during the life of the certification list. Pursuant to California Government Code requirements, candidates must be residents of the State of California at the time of appointment. This position requires lawful authorization to work in the United States. The Department does not sponsor employment visas for this position. Please tell us how you heard about us (click on link below) https://forms.office.com/g/Em8dGRc5Mt You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements • The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired. • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired. • The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired. Electronic application submission is highly encouraged. Submit a completed standard state application (STD. 678), registration/certification (if applicable) and education documentation by the final filing date. Applications submitted for vacancies must include the Position Title and Position Number in the Job Title Section and MUST be signed and dated. Applicants should indicate on their application, in the job title section, the type of eligibility they currently possess and which qualifies them to apply at this time. In the "Employment History” section of the application you must list your current employment history by providing the To and From dates with the month, day and year, the hours per week that you worked, which should be a whole number and not a range and the Total Worked (years/months). You must complete the Duties Performed section on the application. Applications with “see resume” are not acceptable. Applications received without all of this information will be considered incomplete and will not be processed. Candidates who do not submit all of the required documents will not be considered in the selection process. Surplus applicants must attach a copy of their surplus letter. Applications may be obtained from the Human Resources Personnel Office at the Porterville Developmental Center or completed and downloaded from the website indicated below. NOTE: All appointments are subject to State Restriction of Appointment (SROA), Departmental Restriction of Appointment (DROA), and Re-employment List procedures, pre-employment physical and fingerprint clearances. Further Information on the definition of the above may be found on the California State Department of Human Resources website at www.calhr.ca.gov. ***Foreign Degrees or Transcripts – Applicants with foreign degrees or transcripts who wish to apply that coursework toward meeting the minimum qualifications of the classification must provide a transcript evaluation that indicates the number of units to which his/her foreign coursework is equivalent. PDC accepts foreign transcript evaluations that are completed by one of the services listed on these webpages: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.