Recreation Specialist

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Organize, lead, and promote interest in recreational activities such as arts, crafts, sports, games, on-site tournaments and other leisure time activities
• Meet with clients regularly to ascertain and interpret client interests and develop activities to meet their interests
• Manage the daily operations of recreational schedule
• Meet new clients, introduce them to the recreational program and encourage participation
• Complete and maintain time and attendance forms
• Document client participation in recreational activities in client’s case records
• Mentor and support clients in attending house meetings/support groups, recreational activities and other relevant events
• Communicate with the Social Services team to discuss client concerns or client’s progress
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Social Services, Assistant Director and/or Program Director

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in social work, public administration, psychology, education, sociology, occupational or physical therapy, or other related human services fields
• An Associate’s degree in the aforementioned fields with one (1) year of experience
• A High School Diploma or GED equivalent with two (2) years of experience
• Bilingual or multilingual a plus