Hybrid PT Internship - Therapeutic Recreation - (Seasonal Position) bei City of Colorado Springs, CO

About the Department

The Therapeutic Recreation Program Mission is to provide opportunities for children and adults with disabilities to acquire skills which enable them to participate in leisure experiences of their choice and enhance their abilities to function within the community setting. The TRP staff also provides advocacy and support for individuals with disabilities to participate in general recreation activities, as well as specialized therapeutic activities that include opportunities in outdoor adventure, arts & culture, social enrichment, community integration/leisure education, and sports, fitness & aquatics.

This is a seasonal (at-will) position with benefits limited to those required by applicable state and federal laws, which include Worker's Compensation, Medicare, Unemployment Insurance, and PERA (Public Employees' Retirement Association). Total hours worked will not exceed 1,500 annually. 


As a Therapeutic Recreation intern, you will:

• Provide support to the programs by observing, assisting, leading, planning and implementing programs.
• Prepare and participate in a weekly meeting with your supervisor to assess the progress of the internship.
• Develop an awareness of program needs and concerns of the participants.
• Assist with inclusion efforts at sites; recognizing and assisting with individual needs of participants with disabilities.
• Evaluate program and participant progress.
• Complete reports and statistics in a timely manner.
• Work with and supervise volunteers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic fundamentals and techniques of gross motor activities, fitness, cultural/social activities and/or arts and crafts sufficient to be able to interpret rules and regulations and develop the participant’s performance skills.

Other Qualifications

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