Art Therapist - Coalinga State Hospital

Art Therapist
Coalinga State Hospital, Coalinga, CA

Many full-time Art Therapist positions are available at Coalinga State Hospital in central California. Art Therapists work in the Rehab Therapy Department with Music and Recreation Therapists. Job duties include facilitating groups, participating in Treatment planning, completing Rehab assessments, planning events and activities for patients, and monthly paperwork. Coalinga State Hospital is a new facility treating sex offenders. There is the opportunity to design sex offender specific Art Therapy groups. The Art Center at the hospital includes a Ceramics program, Leatherworking and other Studio groups, as well as Art Therapy groups to address Anger Management, Self-Esteem and other issues.

The starting salary is $64,000/year. Good benefits and low cost of living! We recently hired graduates of Ursuline, Seton Hill, School of the Art Institute, Antioch and Mount Mary. Openings will be available for years due to activation. For more information go to: http://www.dmh.ca.gov and click on "State Hospitals," "Coalinga State Hospital," "Human Resources," "How to get a State job," and the link for the application form "STD 678." Mail your application to Personnel, Coalinga State Hospital, P.O. Box 5000, Coalinga, CA 93210. You may also contact Amy Pfenning, MPS, ATR, at APfenning@csh.dmh.ca.gov or 559-934-8016, or Evelyn Catano, Chief of Rehab Therapy at 559-934-3780 for more information.

Expires: On-going