Job Description

Description:

Overview: Opportunities for Positive Growth, Inc. is committed to providing meaningful and dignified support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We:

are 100% employee-owned
were named a Top Workplace (Indiana) fifteen times, 1st place in 2026 for leadership, 1st place in 2025 for Values, 1st place in 2024 for Managers, 1st place in 2023 for Meaningful Career, and Top 100 Workplaces for USA Today in 2024 and 2025
earned a Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation with Distinction through the Council on Quality and Leadership

Position: We are seeking a Recreational Therapist who will provide services for those on the Autism Spectrum or diagnosed with Developmental/ Intellectual Disabilities of all ages. This is a full-time Recreational Therapist position where you can be on the ground floor starting a new program and build your own schedule! This position is community-based and available for immediate hire. Students who will be taking the board certification test in the next quarter are welcome to apply! The Recreational Therapist will:

Design recreational therapy sessions for people being supported based on people’s goals
Organizing and directing adapted sports, dramatics, arts and crafts, social activities, and other recreational services designed to restore, remediate, and rehabilitate.
Participating in interdisciplinary support planning
Provide ongoing evaluation and follow-up

The Recreational Therapist’s hourly pay is a minimum of $33.00 and remains competitive based on experience. This is a Full-time, hourly position. Benefits include:

Mileage Reimbursement
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance Program
Continued Education/ conference reimbursement
Microsoft 365 Account Provided
Annual Auto/ Technology Stipend

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree focused on Recreational Therapy, Certification through the national council for therapeutic recreation certification, be able to legally work in the United States, have a properly maintained vehicle with appropriate insurance, be able to lift up to 50 lbs., be able to walk, bend, squat, turn in the knees, back, wrist and shoulders and grasp with both hands (to properly administer CPR and other personal care/lifting techniques), be able to competently administer CPR/First Aid, demonstrate proof of a negative TB screening, and preferably have at least one (1) year of experience working with individuals with disabilities in integrated settings.

Compensation details: 33-38 Hourly Wage

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