Therapeutic Recreation Personal Care Attendant

Burlington Parks & Recreation
Burlington, MA

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: Starts at $25.00

The Therapeutic Recreation Personal Care Attendant provides medically necessary hands-on assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) to children or adults with a disability enrolled in recreation programming.

Essential Duties:

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Under the supervision of Therapeutic Recreation Specialist assists in the coordination of and supervises community based recreation programming for children and adults with disabilities. Responsibilities include:

  • Assists participants with activities and with any accommodations needed
  • Gathers and prepares information for reports and as needed; completes necessary incidents and accident forms
  • Provides observations and advice to the Therapeutic Recreation Specialist to help improve the inclusion of participants
  • Attends staff meeting as required
  • Supports the implementation of behavioral plans
  • Provided below are lists of ADLs and IADLs covered under the Burlington Parks & Recreation Departments PCA program. These are the types of ADLs and IADLs that a participant may request you to perform:
    • Mobility, including transferring participants
    • Passive range of motion exercises
    • Assistance with medications
    • Eating
    • Toileting

Supervision:

Works under the general direction of the Therapeutic Recreation Specialist. Performs functions that require the exercise of considerable initiative, creativity, and independent judgment in planning, administering, and delivering programming, and in directing personnel.

Posted 2025-07-23

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