SENIOR SERVICES INSTRUCTOR

Key Responsibilities

Teach basic to intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and email applications.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in recreation, therapeutic recreation, or a related field required;
• Supplemented by two years of experience teaching therapeutic or recreational programs;
• Or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required

• Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license.
• May be required to possess and maintain certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid and/or certification as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist as issued by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities

• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

Essential Functions

• Assists with and/or performs planning, organizing, promoting and directing of assigned senior programs and activities.
• Conducts assigned classes for participants of different fitness/cognitive levels; recruits participants for new and existing classes; researches activities desired/requested by participants; and obtains instruction in activities.
• Develops class curriculum and class calendars; collects and analyzes data related to assigned program and maintains database of participants.
• Collaborates with community groups and other agencies; recruits, screens, and trains volunteers, interns majoring in therapeutic recreation, and other community service providers in support of senior programs.
• Ensures adequate inventory of equipment and supplies for area of assignment; reports damage, losses or maintenance needs to supervisor.
• Performs routine cleaning and/or maintenance of assigned grounds, facilities, and equipment and inspects such for proper and safe operating condition.
• Processes a variety of documentation associated with department operations.

Performance Aptitudes

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria.