Recreation Coordinator

Principal Responsibilities

• Demonstrates fidelity to the agency’s service values and organizational imperatives.
• Plans, schedules and markets recreational activities by the week.
• Maintains a calendar/written schedule and actively participates in agency-wide special events.
• Assures good supervision of youth participants. Ensures eyes on ears on philosophy during all activities.
• Responsible for ensuring the physical and emotional safety of all youth participants during recreation.
• Coordinates and assists with birthday recognition and celebrations for youth.
• Must know or be trained in First Aid.
• Orders and secures activity related equipment and supplies.
• Maintains assigned activity spaces (clean, orderly, presentable).
• Transports youth in agency vehicles for off-grounds activities.
• Works to develop/maintain strong, caring, therapeutic relationships with the individual youth during recreational engagement.
• Demonstrates mature authority and practices agency-approved methods to manage youth behavior.
• Counsels youth as appropriate;
• Shows interest in their physical being, lives, feelings and circumstances.
• Collaborates with Youth Counselors, Permanency Specialists, clinicians, medical personnel, teachers, etc. as required.
• Attends treatment and other meetings related to resident’s as appropriate.
• Responsible for documentation, as required, including daily activity log, attendance reports and the like.
• Attends trainings as recommended/ mandated.

Minimum Requirements

• A High School diploma or equivalent; Minimum of one-year direct experience working with, and providing activities for, troubled youth in a congregate setting or AA Degree, preferred with experience working with groups in child welfare.
• Valid NY State drivers’ license required.
• The ideal candidate must enjoy working with youth. Must be high energy, physically capable of implementing and engaging in physical activities; emotionally mature and able to function effectively under stressful conditions. Must be able to attract and engage youth in a wide variety of recreational activities. Creativity a must. Must display a high level of personal authority. Must be dependable and responsible.