SUMMARY

The Recreation Specialist serves under Residential Care within the Recreation Department in structuring, planning and implementing age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate recreational activities, while enhancing and supporting the cottage milieu. Recreation pursuits are designed to ensure the success of all Residents by helping them explore, refine, and fortify their gifts endowed by God. Recreation programs and activities provide youth in care with opportunities for normal social interaction, the acquisition of recreational and life skills, a means for a positive impulse outlet, and the chance to improve their quality of life.

EDUCATION

• Minimum High School Graduate, or GED equivalency with post-secondary experience
• Extensive experience in field of recreation
• Prefer College Degree in Recreation, Physical Education, or related field

QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive experience working in a recreation program for at risk youth
• Must have sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
• Must be willing to work with youth of all ages and both genders

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Using a curriculum model, develop and implement the Recreation Department’s philosophy, goals, program structure, and policies to meet the needs of residents
• Facilitate recreation, sports and leisure activities with residents
• Will perform other recreation duties as assigned by the Director of Recreation .

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities at this time

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and committee members.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid Florida Driver’s License

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; color vision and ability to adjust focus in order to properly construct reports, use a computer and color coordinate the monthly Reports.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and will include, but will not be limited to computers, printers, telephones, and normal communication.

ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE

Vacations, sick leave, holidays, emergency leave, termination of employment, etc., shall be in accordance with published Personnel Policies of Residing Hope.

Other policies concerning full time employees are as set forth in the current policies and procedures manual.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Residing Hope is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation/gender identity, place of national origin and other categories protected by law are not factors in employment, promotion, compensation or working conditions.