Therapeutic Recreation Director Salary in Chicago, IL

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How much does a Therapeutic Recreation Director make in Chicago, IL? The average Therapeutic Recreation Director salary in Chicago, IL is $122,362 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $86,171 and $144,254. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Therapeutic Recreation Director

Cassia - Bismarck , ND

Baptist Health & Rehab, a 5-star rated, 140-bed care center, is hiring a Full-Time Therapeutic Recreation Director to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, organizing ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 35 days ago

Recreation Therapist Candidate - Helena, MT

Aware Inc. - Helena , MT

Under the supervision of the Therapeutic Recreation Program Director, AWARE's Recreational Therapist (RT) is responsible to respond to assigned TRP intake referrals. RT will meet with client to ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 28 days ago

Lorber Recreation Leader - On-Call

Masons of California - Union City , CA

Job Summary Under the supervision of the Lorber Recreation Manager, plan, organize, and direct therapeutic active living programs to effect improvement in the physical, mental, and social well-being ...

LinkedIn - 16 days ago

Assisted Living Recreation Assistant

Legacy Retirement Residence of Mesa - Mesa , AZ

We pay our entry-level Assisted Living Recreation Assistants a competitive wage of $17-$18/hour ... activities director to help implement individual and group activities that are therapeutic in ...

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Recreation and Education Coordinator

USCRI - Fair Oaks , CA

Works in collaboration with the Lead Teacher, Assistant Director and other staff to ensure the ... Support a trauma-informed approach and therapeutic learning environment when interacting with youth

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Lorber Recreation Leader - On-Call

Grand Lodge, Masonic Homes & Acacia Creek - Union City , CA

JOB SUMMARY Under the supervision of the Lorber Recreation Manager, plan, organize, and direct therapeutic active living programs to effect improvement in the physical, mental, and social well-being ...

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What does a Therapeutic Recreation Director do?

Common responsibilities of a Therapeutic Recreation Director

Recruit, train, and engage a team of community Enhanced Living staff members to identity the needs and desires of each resident through robust and innovative recreational programming.

January 01, 2023

Develop and maintain good rapport with all departments to ensure communication of major initiatives and collaboration.

January 10, 2023

Represent the Enhanced Living Department within the WEL community.

February 03, 2023

Implement system to reach out to each resident on a one-on-one basis.

February 06, 2023

Incorporate mechanism to ensure one-on-one visitation with residents on an ongoing basis to ensure interests are met through programming and concerns are addressed.

March 07, 2023

Support intra-community and inter-community program opportunities that contribute to resident life enrichment.

March 21, 2023

Follow correct policy and procedures for department and facility Fire/Disaster/Missing Person Plan.

April 15, 2023

Provide staff support to resident led Enhanced Living initiatives.

April 27, 2023

Track resident participation and measure outcomes as part of a corporate wide metrics program.

May 01, 2023

Works inside except for occasional out of doors planned activity events.

May 03, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Therapeutic Recreation Director in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

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86171

144254

122362

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

86955

145454

122444

What is the average salary for Therapeutic Recreation Director in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Therapeutic Recreation Director in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Therapeutic Recreation Director ranges from $86,171 to $144,254 with the average base salary of $122,362. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $86,955 to $145,454 with the average total cash compensation of $122,444.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$122,362	$86,171 - $144,254
Bonus	$82	$784 - $1,200
Total Pay	$122,444	$86,955 - $145,454

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Therapeutic Recreation Director Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,655 - $145,065	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,655 - $145,065	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,557 - $144,900	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,623 - $145,010	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,623 - $145,010	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,683 - $141,764	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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