Therapeutic Recreation Internship City and County of Denver 178 reviews
- Denver, CO Internship About Us The secret is out: Denver is the
nation's top place to live, work, and play. Being the best place to live
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working for the residents of Denver. People who want to make a
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Denver Therapeutic Recreation: Denver Parks and Recreation offers
community-based therapeutic recreation programs for citizens with
disabilities to develop physical, mental, emotional, social and leisure
skills necessary to participate in a continuum of activities which will
enhance their well-being. About Our Job The City & County of Denver's
Department of Recreation is seeking interns to join our team to gain
experience in planning, organizing, leading and evaluating various
recreation programs. Therapeutic Recreation Internships are available
throughout the year. The length of the internship is 15 weeks, 40
hours/week (including weekends and nights), resulting in 600 total
working hours. Please see below for posting deadlines: Summer Internship
2018 Duration: May-August Application Deadline: January 15,2018 Fall
Internship 2018 Duration: September - December Application Deadline:
April 15, 2018 Winter/Spring Internship 2018 Duration:January - April
Application Deadline: September15, 2018 As an intern you will be
responsible for: * Organizing and implementing Therapeutic Recreation
programming for participants of all ages and abilities * Coordinating
special events * Producing informational flyers and promotional
materials * Providing office support assistance * Participate in program
staff & participant meetings * Provide program staff assistance *
Leading Therapeutic Recreation based activities/programs * Administering
assessments, develop goals and objectives, documentation, and complete
discharge summaries based on the Therapeutic Recreation model * General
office, data entry and computer support (such as Word, Excel, Publisher,
etc.) * Other duties as assigned About You In order to apply, please be
sure you: * Are currently enrolledin an accredited college/university
program withat least 60 semester or 90 quarter units, equivalent to two
(2) years or more of college at the time of application in the field of
Therapeutic or Adaptive Recreation * Have aminimum cumulative G.P.A 3.0
- Continued enrollment isrequired to remain as an intern * Attach
additional required documents to your application (see below) About
Everything Else Additional application documents are required: * Current
collegetranscripts (copies are acceptable) * A letter of recommendation
- Resume Failure to attach the requireddocuments will result in
disqualification. Classification Title:Internships at City & County of
Denver Working Title: Therapeutic Recreation Intern Agency: Department
of Parks and Recreation Recruiter: NK Pre-employment Screening:An offer
of employment is contingent on the verification of credentials and other
information required by law and City and County of Denver policies,
including the successful completion of a background check.Candidates
must pass a criminal background check and other verifications required
for the position which may include, but are not limited to, employment
and/or education verification, motor vehicle record check, drug test,
and/or physical.The existence of a conviction does not automatically
disqualify an individual from employment except where federal or state
law or regulations prohibit employment of an individual with certain
convictions. For more information about the selection and employment
screening process,click here. The City and County of Denver provides
equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability,
genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal,
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