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The Arc of Opportunity Expressive Therapist - Fitchburg and Worcester in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Position Summary: Reports to the Division Director of Clinical Services and serves in a collaborative role to staff, senior leadership, and individuals. The Expressive Therapist is responsible for promoting therapeutic expressive services to adults with disabilities in our residential and day program settings.
Schedule: 25 hours/week
Essential Functions:
Facilitates individual and group therapy, communicating and integrating the various departments of the agency
Utilizes expressive therapy techniques to facilitate
Assess individual development, abilities, personality, interests, and conflicts
Develops treatment plans based on creative arts and/or expressive therapy principles with varied interventions, based on assessment, interests, and objectives of therapy
Prepares and submits individual reactions and progress reports; confers with treatment team
Documents and maintains up-to-date related individual case notes in the agency’s electronic health record and goals
Enhances and promotes The Arc of Opportunity’s strategic initiatives, overall brand and organizational mission and values through positive promotion and representation
Maintains any certification and recertification as required and in accordance with agency, state, and federal guidelines
Develops and executes short- and long-term goals which enhance and support strategic plan and priority initiatives
Collaborates with CPO, Clinical Director, senior leadership in the coordination and execution of agency and program goals
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record and CORI are required at all times during employment with The Arc of Opportunity.
Master’s degree with background in music therapy, art therapy, horticulture therapy, movement therapy or other expressive therapy required
Experience working with individuals with disabilities preferred.
ATCB, ATR-BC, MT-BC, REAT, HTM or HTR certification, or other expressive art therapy certification preferred
Ability to communicate with others effectively which convey clear direction, desired results and vision to staff, individuals and families served, government agencies, community partners, funding sources, and senior management.
Ability to operate computer and variety of office equipment with reasonable accommodations
Ability to work flexible hours in a variety of locations (group homes in the community, loud day programs, cubicle-style main office building)
Ability to exert light to moderate physical effort which may involve lifting up to 25 pounds, pushing and/or pulling objects of similar weight, with or without reasonable accommodations
25 hours/week