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Join DFYFs team that is inspiring hope strengthening families and restoring communities! Who we are: Directions for Youth & Families offers communitybased mental health and prevention services that utilize a resiliencyoriented and traumainformed framework. DFYFs programs are divided into 3 categories: Treatment Prevention and Education. DFYF offers specialized mental health kindergarten readiness afterschool and summer programming to meet the diverse needs of our youth and family population. DFYF proudly serves over 63000 youth adults and families each year. All of our programs strive to fulfill our mission to build and inspire hope healing and resilience for youth families and communities through counseling and education. Position overview: Directions for Youth and Families is seeking an energetic and creative individual to be a part of our Afterschool team and fill the role of a parttime Recreation Coordinator. Primary responsibilities will be to oversee recreational and fitness programming at our afterschool youth program. Job duties include lesson planning engaging youth in fitness and recreational related activities in a structured afterschool environment. Applicant should have experience and knowledge of various activities such as basketball volleyball football and soccer (not limited too) and capable of instructing and educating youth. Fitness Instructor should be capable of developing activities that that are appropriate for various age ranges and implementing values of teamwork sportsmanship and communication. Fitness Instructor will oversee groups of no more than 10 youth and able to implement activities from lesson plans. Applicants should be comfortable working with youth between the ages of 8 18 years of age completing all required documentation daily and possess basic computer skills.
Afterschool program operates MondayFriday 3pm to 8pm and Summer program operates MondayFriday 9am 3pm. Team meetings and occasional special events may require changes to schedule. Qualifications: Associate or Bachelor Degree in related health/fitness program preferred Experience facilitating fitness activities and working with youth required Valid Drivers license auto insurance and reliable transportation
Schedule: Monday through Friday What makes us great: Competitive salary Career growth and training in the area of resiliencyoriented and traumainformed care A healthy positive and supportive work culture Amazing coworkers Fully equipped fitness center
DFYF prioritizes diversity equity and inclusion and caring for the wellbeing of our staff. We are intentional about staff development training strengthening each staff member within their role providing regular supervision and support and offer regular discussion meetings about DEI and selfcare strategies.
Our Mission Build and inspire hope healing and resilience for youth families and communities through counseling and education Our Vision Building healthy individuals strong families and safe communities through innovative treatment and prevention services Our Values Quality Diversity Accessibility Acceptance Collaboration Investment in individuals families and communities
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