RECREATION ASSISTANT

Description

• Ensures that self-directed activities are carried out in accordance with the recreational plans.
• Encourages participation and responsiveness to the program with students who may be resistant to
• Identifies and recommends changes or modification to the recreation and physical fitness program.
• Completing all mandated training requirements per government and management directives.
• Participates in the BMS and/or the SCC program as necessary to ensure proper workplace/community conduct, appearance, and behavior.
• Dealing with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
• Communicates effectively with students and address/answers questions to provide information, inspections, and counsel.
• Ensures that facilities are properly prepared, including need equipment and supplies are on-hand for schedules activities.
• Schedules, coordinates, and supervises recurring group activities; such as, basketball, volleyball, softball, including making reservations, arranging transportation, and other related arrangements and providing information concerning these activities based on overall recreation program plans.
• Gives practical advice and guidance to students and proposes solutions to routine problems without imposing personal values.
• Instructs students on good sportsmanship, team cooperation, and group activities for healthy student interaction skills.
• Identifies and makes changes in processes and/or procedures in order to have full participation by students.
• Maintains order and recognizes social, behavioral or disciplinary problems to be able to promote harmony among students, and obtain help for complicated problems from center staff.
• Provides on-site supervision of recreational activities to students with various skill levels and backgrounds. Ensures a safe, healthy atmosphere for all students performing recreational and physical fitness activities.
• Carries out recurring assignments independently without specific instruction from center staff.
• Timely completion and accuracy of all departmental work.
• Assists students in understanding the relevance of, and promotes the development of, positive social skills among students through modeling appropriate behavior, positive intervention, and positively intervening and teaching appropriate healthy habits for stress relief, employability, and skills for workplace success.
• Meets individually with students to discuss day-to-day problems encountered in recreational and physical fitness activities.
• Sets a positive example as a role model to students by displaying appropriate etiquette, timeliness, professionalism, and dress.
• Operates government vehicles to transport student to and from off-site activities.
• Makes reservations, collects payments, and distributes information concerning games and activities. Responsible for ensuring students are aware of safety requirements concerning the activities, facilities, and equipment.
• Ensures compliance with and enforcement of all safety rules and regulations.
• Submits monthly recreation and other reports as required.
• Performs special assignments in facility-wide programs or volunteer sponsored activities.

Requirements

• Commercial Driver’s License.
• Adherence to established company safety policies and ability to work in a safe manner, using any required personal protective equipment (PPE) as may be required.
• May require extreme physical exertion when participating in group sports, or instructing students on proper activity engagement techniques.
• Successfully pass any background check and/drug test required on the contract.
• Must obtain Water Safety training within 90-days of hire.
• Compliance with company standard operating procedures and personnel policies and procedures.
• Associates Degree in counseling, social work, rehabilitation, education, recreation, or related field.
• Previous experience within a recreation program in a school or park system.
• Interacts with students that require a high-degree of interpersonal skill and the ability to navigate possible hostile exchanges with professionalism and a calm demeanor.
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing with all levels of Center staff and students.
• Successfully pass and participate in the mandatory DOT/CDL drug and alcohol testing program (if applicable)
• Timely and cost effective performance of duties.
• Ability to develop rapport and positive working relationships with all departments.
• Obtain and maintain mandatory DOT/CDL medical certification (if applicable for the position).
• Must be able to obtain commercial driver’s license (CDL) within ninety (90) days of employment (if applicable for the position).
• Ability to obtain & maintain valid Driver’s License and an acceptable driving record.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year related experience working with youth.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance