Part Time Therapeutic Recreation Assistant (19hr/week)

About the role

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is adding a Part Time Recreation Assistant to our Therapeutic and Inclusive Recreation Services team. This 19-hour per week position will provide community based, goal oriented and objective-driven recreation and leisure services, as well as promote inclusive recreation participation, for people with disabilities. This position performs professional level work and is responsible for assisting and facilitating a variety of day, evening, and weekend indoor/outdoor programs and/or inclusive and therapeutic activities, as well as summer day camp. By applying to this position, you are eligible to be considered for a similar role, in which you meet the minimum qualifications for, at other Park and Recreation locations should they become available.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in an educational, adapted sport, or recreation therapy setting
• Experience working with therapeutic population
• Ability to supervise and manage participants with varying abilities and diagnoses in a group or classroom setting

Responsibilities

• Assist in supervision of TIRS participants and monitoring of recreation equipment, facilities, supplies and materials
• Assist in providing inclusion support so that participants may safely and successfully participate in all park and recreation programs
• Assist in facilitation of TIRS programming (including summer day camp) in a Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation recreation center or park facility
• Provide positive and appropriate customer service and handling of funds in a recreation center or park facility through program delivery and interactions with the public
• Ensure safety of participants/spectators and administer first aid when necessary
• Assist in enforcing TIRS rules and regulations
• Assist in set up and light maintenance of equipment and activities within facilities and recreational areas
• May supervise children involved in after-school, summer or other recreational programs
• Direct inquiries and complaints from the public to the correct staff in an effective and efficient manner

Requirements

• Experience: No experience required
• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
• Licenses and Certifications: Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License and County Driving Privileges; CPR/First Aid
• Computer Skills: General knowledge of various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite

Qualifications

Knowledge

• Recreational programming and instruction

Skills

• Applying classroom knowledge through hands-on activities
• Developing and enforcing classroom rules and safety procedure
• Managing multiple tasks concurrently
• Organizing and presenting demonstrations in area of specialization

Abilities

• Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
• Applied Learning: Assimilating and applying new job-related information in a timely manner
• Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way that instills confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization
• Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided
• Customer Focus: Ensuring that the customer perspective is a driving forces behind business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs
• Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive
• Safety Awareness: Identifying and correcting conditions that affect employee safety; upholding safety standards

Work Environment

Moderate noise is typical for the work environment for this job.

Reasonable Accommodations

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer

This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.