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METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL- Located in Norwalk, Los Angeles County
This advertisement is posted until filled and is for multiple vacancies. Applications will be reviewed on the 1st and 15th of each month, and selections can be made. However, the Job Control will remain open until the vacancy is filled.
Under the clinical and the administrative direction the Program Director Chief of Rehabilitation Therapy Services, the Rehabilitation Therapist assists in facilitating and ensuring that quality Rehabilitation Therapy services, treatment and care are delivered to patients in a safe environment. The Rehabilitation Therapist will maintain responsible stewardship and excellence in forensic evaluation and treatment. The Rehabilitation Therapist is required to have knowledge of mental health principles; the ability to speak and write grammatically; good interpersonal skills, time management skills, organizational skills, and computer skills; and ensure that the provision of Rehabilitation Therapy services is directed toward restoring and maintaining optimal levels of physical and psychosocial functioning throughout the patient's continuum of care. While all Rehabilitation Therapists will be involved in a wide range of habilitative and rehabilitative services, assignments will, to the greatest extent possible, be to positions requiring training and experience in a specific discipline such as:
*ART - Uses the art process and product as reflections of an individual's development, abilities, personality, impairments, concerns and potential. Provides a range of services, including assessment and treatment that support increases in functioning, resiliency, adaptive capabilities, coping skills, social skills, leisure skills and quality of life.
*DANCE - Uses body movement and dance as the process in therapeutic intervention specifically directed toward gaining insight into problematic behavior and toward expanding and individual's freedom of movement, flexibility, and coordination provides opportunity for expression and communication of feelings, needs, and conflicts; and facilitates positive change in body image.
*MUSIC - Uses music interventions to provide a nonthreatening, self-motivating experience to assist and individual in relating to the immediate environment the self, and the community; and provides atmosphere compatible to behavior change self-expression and nonverbal and verbal communication.
*RECREATION - Uses self-motivating, recreational activities to improve functioning and independence as well as to reduce or alleviate mental health symptoms, and to restore, remediate, or rehabilitate motor skills, social skills, life skills, coping skills, sensory function; and provides recreation and leisure counseling to enable the patient to appropriately manage his/her leisure and daily lifestyle.
* OCCUPATIONAL- Persons in this series of specialty classes apply therapeutic habilitation/rehabilitation knowledge, skill enhancement activities, and techniques to the problems of developmental, mental, or physical disordered offenders.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ELIGIBILITY, YOU MUST TAKE THE EXAM . The examination is a separate process from applying for this vacancy. Please carefully read and follow the instructions for each process.
* DANCE : CalCareers * RECREATION: CalCareers * ART: CalCareers * MUSIC: CalCareers *OCCUPATIONAL: CalCareers
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .
Minimum Requirements You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (RECREATION-SAFETY)
• REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (ART-SAFETY)
• REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (DANCE-SAFETY)
• REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (MUSIC-SAFETY)
• REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (OCCUPATIONAL-SAFETY)

Additional Documents

• Job Application Package Checklist
• Duty Statement

Position Details Job Code #:
JC-479161
Position #(s):
487-000-8324-XXX
Working Title:
Rehabilitation Therapist-Metropolitan State Hospital-Metropolitan-Various
Classification:
REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (RECREATION-SAFETY) $8,010.00 - $9,433.00 U
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
Shall Consider:
REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (MUSIC-SAFETY)
$8,010.00 - $9,433.00 U
REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (ART-SAFETY)
$8,010.00 - $9,433.00 U
REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (DANCE-SAFETY)
$8,010.00 - $9,433.00 U
REHABILITATION THERAPIST, STATE FACILITIES (OCCUPATIONAL-SAFETY)
$8,080.00 - $9,517.00 U
# of Positions:
Multiple
Work Location:
Los Angeles County
Telework:
In Office
Job Type:
Permanent, Full Time
Facility:
DSH - Metropolitan
Department Information
Opened in 1916, DSH-Metropolitan State Hospital is in the vibrant community of Norwalk,15 miles east of Los Angeles. To the south are entertainment venues like Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, the marinas and beaches of Huntington, Newport and Laguna. To the west are Palos Verdes and Marina Del Rey.
DSH-Metropolitan State Hospital has an open campus within a security perimeter. The hospital operates approximately 826 beds. The commitment categories of patients treated at DSH-Metropolitan: Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act, Incompetent to Stand Trial (PC 1370), Offenders with Mental Health Disorders (Penal Code Section 2964/2972/2974), Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (PC 1026).
Click on the link to complete the Department of State Hospitals Recruitment Survey: DSH Recruitment Survey
Department Website: https://www.dsh.ca.gov
Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.

Candidates must be willing to work in any Unit/Program and any Shift to meet the needs of the facility.
Unless there is a specific request to be notified via USPS mail, our main contact will be via email. Email correspondence regarding this job posting will primarily come from MSH.Recruitment@dsh.ca.gov. It is the applicant's responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareers profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email.
Employees applying for this position who wish to be considered on a transfer basis must meet the minimum qualifications and all transfer rules. You may also be required to provide additional documents, such as copies of your college transcripts during the screening process when applicable. Please provide proof of the highest paying class you were permanently appointed to from an eligible list.
All Examination and/or Employment Application forms must include: "to" and "from" dates (month/day/year); time base; and civil service class titles. Examination and/or Employment Application forms received without this information will be rejected. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed Examination and/or Employment Application (STD. 678) form.
Note : If you are applying for multiple positions, you must complete a STD 678 for each position separately. Incomplete applications or applications received with multiple positions listed on one application will not be considered .
EMAILED OR FAXED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Applicants are responsible for obtaining proof of mailing or submission of their applications to MSH-Human Resources Department, Selection Services Unit. Confirmation/receipt of USPS mailed submittals can only be provided for by Certified Mail.
Application Instructions
Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: Until Filled
Who May Apply
Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply. Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Department of State Hospitals
DSH - Metropolitan
Attn: HR-Selection Services Unit
11401 South Bloomfield Ave
Norwalk , CA 90650
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Department of State Hospitals
DSH - Metropolitan
Human Resources
11401 South Bloomfield Ave
Norwalk , CA 90650
Offices are closed on weekends and holidays.
07:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.
Benefits
Working for the State offers great opportunities, generous benefits, and career development. Benefits information may be obtained by going to California-State-Civil-Service-Employee-Benefits-Summary.aspx
In addition, you can look forward to:
*Free parking
*Free onsite gym
*Free onsite electric vehicle chargers
*Rideshare Resources
*Convenient to public transportation
*Located near major freeway access
*Multiple eateries within walking distance
Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Department Website: https://www.dsh.ca.gov
Human Resources Contact:
Selection Services Unit
(562) 521-1814
MSH.Recruitment@dsh.ca.gov
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:
EEO Coordinator
(562) 455-4147
Yesenia.Mazariegos@dsh.ca.gov
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.
Requirements for: Art Therapist-SF (Safety), Dance Therapist, SF (Safety) ,Music Therapist, SF (Safety)
All disciplines: Art Therapy, Dance Therapy, Music Therapy,
Occupational Therapy and Recreation Therapy (Safety) must meet the criteria in accordance with the Business and Professional Code, and California Code Regulations, and corresponding boards.
The Art Therapist, SF (Safety) is required to meet the criteria below, in accordance with Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 72011 and Art Therapy Credentials Board
(1) Art therapist means a person who has a master's degree in art therapy or in art education or psychology with major course work in art, art therapy, including an approved clinical internship in art therapy from an accredited college or university, and a person who is registered or eligible for registration as such with the American Art Therapy Association.
(2) If you graduated from an AATA-approved education program, you automatically meet the education requirements for the ATR.
(3) If your education program was not AATA-approved, you must have received your degree and completed all relevant coursework through a nationally or regionally accredited program. In addition to transcripts, you will need to provide course descriptions and/or course syllabi to demonstrate that you have met the studio art, mental health, and art therapy core content requirements as described in the ATR application.
The Dance Therapist, SF (Safety) is required to meet the criteria below, in accordance with Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 76033
(1) "Dance Therapist" means a person who has a master's degree in dance
therapy, including an approved clinical internship from an accredited college or university, or a person who is registered or eligible for registration as such with the American Dance Therapy Association.