Top 70 Recreation therapist Jobs in Staten Island Ny

Activity Therapist - LII
NYC Health + Hospitals —New York, NY
- $61,500 - $82,909 a year
- Online Application
- Skilled nursing facility
- Research
- Mid-level
- Commuter assistance
- Paid holidays
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist - LCAT
Surfpoint Recovery LLC —Brooklyn, NY
- $29 - $31 an hour
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Creative Art Therapy Supervisor
Coalition for Hispanic Family Services —Brooklyn, NY
- $75,000 - $80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Bilingual
- Spanish
- Management
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Allied Therapist - Music or Art
LEGACY TREATMENT SERVICES GROUP —Lincroft, NJ
- $25 - $28 an hour
- Part-time
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
- Driver's License
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Activity Therapist - Level III (Provisional) - Nursing Home
NYC Health + Hospitals Corporation | Post Acute Care (PAC) —New York, NY
- $53,266 a year
- Full-time
- Skilled nursing facility
- Nursing home
- Research
- Commuter assistance
- Health savings account
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Activities Director
Pine Acres Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center —Madison, NJ
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- Team management
- Rehabilitation center
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Creative Arts Therapist
Trinitas Regional Medical Center —Elizabeth, NJ
- $30.54 - $37.24 an hour
- Full-time
- Hospital
- Bachelor of Science
- Mid-level
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
Activity Therapist - LIII
NYC Health + Hospitals —New York, NY
- $68,875 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Skilled nursing facility
- Research
- Mid-level
- Commuter assistance
- Paid holidays
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist - Therapeutic Activities - Part Time Days
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital —Manhattan, NY
- $49.86 - $51.36 an hour
- Part-time
- Psychiatry
- BLS Certification
- Mid-level
Recreation Therapist (NY HELPS), Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center, P27658
State of New York - Mental Health, Office of —New York, NY
- $53,764 - $68,630 a year
- Full-time
- Background check
- Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities
- Psychiatry
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Recreation Therapist, New Day Residential
Trinitas Regional Medical Center —Elizabeth, NJ
- $33.26 an hour
- Evening shift
- Mid-level
- Residential
- Master's degree
Recreation Therapist - Art (NY HELPS), New York City Children's Center, Queens Campus, P27552
State of New York - Mental Health, Office of —Bellerose, NY
- $53,764 - $68,630 a year
- Full-time
- Background check
- Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities
- Mid-level
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Activity Therapist - Level I
NYC Health + Hospitals —New York, NY
- $48,412 - $55,674 a year
- Online Application
- Acute care
- Bachelor's degree
- Psychology
- Commuter assistance
- Paid holidays
Supervisor (Rec)
Mary Manning Walsh —New York, NY
- $85,000 - $87,000 a year
- Nursing home
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
- Disability insurance
- 403(b)
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Activities Director
South Amboy Adult Day Healthcare Center —Old Bridge, NJ
- $55,000 - $65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Background check
- Mid-level
- Bachelor's degree
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
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Palliative Care Specialist – Expressive Therapy (Art, Music, and Play)
Roots To Grow —New York, NY
- $40 - $50 an hour
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
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Recreation Therapist
Sheepshead Nursing and Rehabilitation Center —Brooklyn, NY
- $21 an hour
- Full-time
- Skilled nursing facility
- Nursing home
- Bachelor's degree
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Recreation Therapist
Healthcare Nursing of Essex County —Cedar Grove, NJ
- Full-time
- English
- High school diploma or GED
- Communication skills
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Activity Therapist - Level III
NYC Health + Hospitals —New York, NY
- $59,891 - $68,875 a year
- Temporary
- Acute care
- Research
- Mid-level
- Commuter assistance
- Paid holidays
Activities Specialist
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center —Newark, NJ
- $31 - $39 an hour
- Day shift
- Hospital
- Inpatient
- Mid-level
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance

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Activity Therapist - LII

NYC Health + Hospitals -
New York, NY

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Job Details

Full-time
$61,500 - $82,909 a year

Benefits

Commuter assistance
Paid holidays
Health insurance
Pension plan
Union benefits
Employee discount
Loan forgiveness

Qualifications

Supervising experience
Bachelor's degree

Full Job Description

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney is a 320-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Brooklyn with a 5-Star CMS Rating in staffing, quality, health inspections, and overall. McKinney provides exceptional short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. McKinney residents have 24-hour access to expert care and specialty services including Parkinson’s and Dementia Care, Hospice and Palliative care, IV therapy, wound and tracheostomy care.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes in New York, McKinney ranks #11 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2026; and earned high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

7:00 A.M – 3:30 P.M

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

Under supervision, with latitude for initiative and judgement, performs responsible therapeutic work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility in an activity therapy department providing medical/psychiatric recreational therapeutic services for patients/residents, both individually and in group settings, in conjunction with other members of the treatment team. All personnel perform related work.

Under supervision, with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment, performs responsible therapeutic work of more than ordinary difficulty.

Examples of Typical Tasks:

1. Participates in planning and implementing a medical/psychiatric approved recreational program of individual and ward activities adapted to the needs, interest and capacities of patients.

2. Participates in meeting with treatment staff to coordinate effective patient care and participates as a member of a team, in patient groups.

3. Plans individualized schedules including activities of daily living, arts and therapy and socialization to meet specific needs of patients.

4. Teaches and leads recreational activities such as group and team games, arts and crafts, dances, gymnastics, art in therapy, poetry, simple forms of music and dramatics.

5. Directs learning experiences as part of care/treatment of patients to influence behavioral changes leading to increased experience and comprehension of self and environment.

6. Works with and may guide students from multi disciplines, volunteers and others assigned to the area of service.

7. Attends and contributes to department meetings, attends and conducts in-service training programs.

8. Works with private and public organizations to further recreational programs.

9. May co-lead or lead small group therapy and other discussion groups.

10. May co-lead community meetings with other members of various disciplines.

11. Communicates observations of patients in activity therapy to team.

12. Charts Activity Therapy Progress Notes.

13. Prepares periodic reports and keeps appropriate records.

14. Is responsible for maintaining and ordering of supplies and equipment for assigned unit.

15. Assesses recreational therapeutic and activity program needs and plans for implementation through research and evaluation.

16. Evaluates daily functioning of activity therapy programs in assigned area.

17. Assesses specific activity needs of patients and records progress of patients as defined by the standards of the department.

18. Coordinates such activities as adapted sports, dramatic, social activities, arts and crafts, music, regulating content of program in accordance with patients’ capabilities, needs and interest for assigned unit.

19. Applies new techniques and skills both interpersonal and technical in a continuing effort to provide practical programs. Explores new developments within the area of Activity Therapy implementing those which are applicable to their setting.

20. Works with other disciplines to coordinate effective patient care.

21. May review clinical case records for accuracy and completeness.

22. Maintains functional operational level of equipment, supplies and work areas.

23. May develop and conduct in-service training within their area of expertise.

24. Prepares and submits reports and statistics.

25. Prepares appropriate records.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by eighteen (18) credits in recreation, physical education, dance, fine arts, and/or applied arts (including therapy), and twelve (12) semester credits in psychology, social psychology, group work, group dynamics, and/or related discipline, and one (1) year of full-time experience in planning, coordinating and supervising a recreation activities program in a health care setting; or

2. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, and two (2) years of full-time experience described in 1 above; or

3. A satisfactory combination of education, training and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However, all candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree.

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
College Savings Program
Union Benefits for eligible titles
Multiple employee discounts programs
Commuter Benefits Programs

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