Recreation Therapist

Description Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are cultivating a WARP Multidisciplinary Clinic and looking to staff Recreation Therapists to provide their services to veterans in our Rockville, MD headquarters.

The Recreation Therapist is expected to perform the following: Essential responsibilities Assess leisure interests, functional capacity, social participation and barriers to recreation. Develop individualized recreation-therapy plans. Conduct adaptive sports, wellness, arts, gaming, community-outing and social-skills activities.

Support emotional regulation, confidence, motivation and social connection. Facilitate Veteran, pediatric, family and community-reintegration groups. Adapt equipment and activities for mobility, sensory, cognitive or behavioral needs. Coordinate with PT, OT, behavioral health, ABA and peer support. Identify accessible community recreation resources.

Measure participation, quality-of-life and community-integration outcomes. Maintain activity-safety plans, equipment and emergency procedures. Support discharge planning through sustainable community leisure routines.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications Bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation or closely related field meeting professional eligibility requirements. Current Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist credential. Current BLS certification. Valid driver’s license when transporting or accompanying patients in community programming.

The CTRS credential requires applicable education and professional experience plus the NCTRC examination. NCTRC credential overview Preferred qualifications Experience with adaptive sports, Veterans, autism, behavioral health or neurological rehabilitation. Aquatic-therapy or community-integration experience. Specialty designation in behavioral health, developmental disabilities, geriatrics or physical medicine.

Performance indicators Participation and attendance. Improvement in community-integration and quality-of-life measures. Patient engagement and retention. Successful linkage to community activities. Safety performance. Interdisciplinary goal attainment.