Recreation Specialist
Recreation Specialist
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03-04-2025
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Job Description
Who We Are
The Childrens Home mission is to partner with children families and communities throughout New York State to inspire hope develop skills and cultivate healthy relationships for positive futures.
$18$22 per hour
Position Summary
The Childrens Home in Penfield NY is seeking energetic individuals to join our Rec. Therapy department as a Recreational Specialist. The Recreation Specialist plays a key role in creating a positive and enriching environment for children in care by fostering supportive relationships and implementing engaging recreational activities. This position involves designing and monitoring individualized recreation goals collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive recreation plans and supervising activities both onsite and offsite. The Recreation Specialist ensures timely and professional completion of reports while contributing to the children s growth and wellbeing through structured and leisuretime programming.
Responsibilities
- Establish positive relationships with children in care by applying TCI and CARE
- Assist with designing and implementing recreation activities.
- Create and monitor individual recreation goals for each child and report on the progress of the goal during treatment team meetings and staff meetings.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues in other departments to develop a comprehensive recreation plan to provide a positive learning environment for the children in our care.
- Provide safe and responsible transports for youth and families as required by program
- Complete required reports and documentation on time meeting all standards of content and professional presentation.
- Provide for the recreational needs and leisure time activities for children in care by planning and supervising activities both within and away from the unit setting.
Requirements
Education
- High School Diploma required
- Bachelors Degree with educational focus preferred
Experience
- 1 year experience working with youth required
- Drivers license and ability to maintain insurance throughout employment required.
Benefits
- Student Loan and Tuition Reimbursement
- AgencyPaid CEUs License Prep Course and License Exam
- 403(b) with 6 employer contribution
- Ample PTO and Sick Time
- Childcare Reimbursement
- Health Dental and Vision Insurance (with HSA/FSA Accounts)
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunities for Professional Development
Children s Home is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces and supports diversity as it benefits the youth and families we work with. We have created an inclusive and mutually respectful environment for all employees. We seek quality employees that want to be part of a collaborative team and make our mission of partnering with youth and families their longterm goal.
1 year experience working with youth required Driver's license and ability to maintain insurance throughout employment required.
Education
High School Diploma required Bachelor's Degree with educational focus preferred
Employment Type
Full Time
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