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How much do recreation center jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 14, 2026, the average hourly pay for recreation center in Indiana is $16.42, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $14.62 and $17.40 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Recreation Center vs Recreation Therapist?

AspectRecreation CenterRecreation Therapist
CredentialsTypically no specific certifications requiredRequires certification such as CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist)
Work EnvironmentPublic or private community centers, gyms, sports complexesHospitals, rehabilitation centers, mental health facilities
Employer & IndustryMunicipalities, community organizationsHealthcare, mental health, rehabilitation services
Job FocusOrganizing recreational activities for the publicUsing recreation as therapy to improve health and well-being

While Recreation Centers focus on providing recreational activities to the community, Recreation Therapists use recreation as a therapeutic tool to aid in health recovery and mental well-being. Both roles involve working with people, but their goals, settings, and required credentials differ significantly.

What is a recreation center?

A recreation center is a facility designed to provide a variety of recreational, fitness, and leisure activities for the community. These centers often feature amenities such as gyms, swimming pools, sports courts, fitness classes, and spaces for group activities or events. Recreation centers are typically run by local governments, schools, or private organizations and are open to people of all ages. They aim to promote physical health, social interaction, and overall well-being through accessible programs and facilities.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a recreation center manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Recreation Center Manager, you need strong organizational, leadership, and program development skills, typically supported by a degree in recreation management or a related field. Familiarity with scheduling software, facility management systems, and certifications such as CPR/First Aid are often required. Excellent interpersonal skills, adaptability, and conflict resolution abilities help in providing great customer service and managing diverse teams. These skills are vital for ensuring safe, engaging, and smoothly-run recreational programs that meet community needs.

What types of recreation center jobs are there?

Recreation centers offer a variety of jobs including recreation coordinators, fitness instructors, lifeguards, facility maintenance staff, and program assistants. These roles often require specific certifications such as CPR or lifeguard training and involve working with the public in a community or sports environment.

What are some typical responsibilities for staff working at a recreation center?

Staff at a recreation center often have a dynamic range of responsibilities, including organizing and supervising activities, maintaining equipment and facilities, and ensuring the safety and well-being of participants. They may also handle administrative tasks such as scheduling, answering member inquiries, and processing registrations or payments. Collaboration with other staff members is common to provide excellent customer service and coordinate special events or programs. This role is well-suited for individuals who enjoy engaging with the community and working in a team-oriented environment.
Recreation Center jobs near you
Infographic showing various Recreation Center job openings in Indiana as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 3% Locum Tenens, 65% Full Time, 29% Part Time, and 3% Temporary. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $34,159 per year, or $16.4 per hour.

Certified Recreational Therapist- Mental Health Recovery Center

Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County

Indianapolis, IN • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 26 days ago

Job description

Division:Eskenazi Health
Sub-Division: SEMHC
Req ID: 25931
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days
Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.
FLSA Status
Nonexempt
Job Role Summary
The Certified Recreational Therapist ("CRT") provides rehabilitation services for clients of Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center ("SEMHC"). The CRT assesses and assists clients with improving functional levels to facilitate clients' community integration. The CRT provides individualized assessments, care planning, and therapeutic interventions to restore, remediate, or rehabilitate physical, cognitive, emotional or social functioning to clients who have psychiatric and other co-occurring conditions. In collaboration with clinical leadership, the CRT identifies and implements recreational therapy needs.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
  • Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health's mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County; models Eskenazi Health's values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development and Excellence
  • Embraces, understands, and operates under the Recovery Model, including AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You) and the spirit of motivational interviewing
  • Endorses and models a strengths-based, community centered model of care
  • Selects appropriate instruments/batteries, uses systematic assessment procedures (including structured interview, direct observation, performance testing, information from others, and/or record review), and interprets assessment findings to generate age-, diagnostic-, and culturally-appropriate baseline data that identifies the client's strengths and limitations in physical, cognitive, social, emotional functioning as well as behavioral functioning and interests in recreational skills and leisure time management
  • Collaborates with the client and their personal supports as well as the multi-disciplinary treatment team to develop the individualized recreational therapy care plan
  • Provides direct individual and group therapeutic recreational interventions
  • In collaboration with clinical leadership, the CRT identifies and implements recreational therapy needs Develops and implements evidence-based therapeutic recreation programs tailored to the specific needs and preferences of clients, ensuring person-centered care, integrating recreation therapy into comprehensive care plans that maintain consistency with the overall multi-disciplinary client treatment program
  • Completes all required documentation accurately and timely
  • Formulates clinical impressions and recommendations for treatment, referral for other services, or no service at all
  • Evaluates client progress and satisfaction resulting from the treatment interventions provided and modifies or discontinues the treatment interventions as needed based upon client progress, achievement of functional outcome goals, lack of progress, or change in condition
  • Develops a recreational therapy discharge plan and summary, in collaboration with the client, and their personal supports as well as the multi-disciplinary treatment team
  • Stays current with trends and advancements in therapeutic recreation, incorporating best practices into program development
  • Meets agency requirements for continuing education
  • Outpatient Programs: Actively prepares for and participates in facilitation of the annual consumer art show

Job Requirements
  • Graduation from an accredited university with a bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation required; Master's degree in Therapeutic Recreation preferred
  • Certification as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
  • Minimum of one (1) year of full-time professional experience in the delivery of rehabilitative services in a similar psychiatric setting preferred
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge
  • Intermediate knowledge of behavioral health, substance use disorders and/or co-occurring disorders
  • Intermediate knowledge of medical terminology
  • Advanced knowledge of client rights and responsibilities
  • Knowledge of human development, physiology, psychological functioning, as well as cognitive and motor learning
  • Advanced knowledge of recreational therapy practices, methods, techniques, and opportunities for recreational therapists to collaborate with other health care disciplines
  • Knowledge of the medical, psychiatric, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, sensory impairments, co-occurring disorders or other disabling conditions and the implications for recreational therapy treatment interventions
  • Knowledge of evidence-based assessment instruments and techniques and skill in conducting individualized client assessments
  • Knowledge of assistive devices, assistive technology and activity adaptations used to assist clients to function as independently as possible in life activities
  • Knowledge of evaluation techniques and basic statistics and the ability to evaluate safety and risk management and quality improvement activities

Skills
  • Basic computer skills
  • Crisis intervention skills
  • Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Skill and ability in designing, planning and implementing evidence-based recreational therapy treatment interventions

Abilities
    • Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with clients, visitors, and coworkers Ability to be both clear and concise in written and verbal communications
    • Ability to work cooperatively in a multidisciplinary team
    • Ability to think critically and problem-solve efficiently
    • Ability to respond to individual needs of clients and perform safety interventions including physical safety interventions
    • Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs
    • Ability to meet all population-specific competencies for role and service areas
    • Ability to interpret assessment results and skill in writing functional outcome goals
    • Ability to evaluate and document clients' responses to treatment and progress towards goals, to develop and document recommendations for discharge and aftercare
    • Ability to be physically active in activities that may include running, jumping, bending or swimming

Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center's primary mission is to serve individuals with serious mental illness and chronic addiction as well as seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families. Patients of all ages are welcomed, from children to seniors, with a philosophy of care that stresses strength-based and family- and community-centered treatment utilizing the Recovery Model of treatment.

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