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Reed, MI - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

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About the Position



WHO WE ARE

Montgomery County Department of Recreation is a nationally recognized and awardwinning agency with a mission to provide high quality diverse and accessible communitybased programs activities and services that serve the recreation and leisure needs of the Montgomery County community. The department manages 39 facilities including recreation centers senior centers and indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities and provides thousands of programs such as outofschool activities aquatics classes youth and adult sports programs and leagues senior programs and therapeutic recreation.


WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Montgomery County Recreationseeksan energetic highly motivatedTherapeuticRecreation Leader with a passion for therapeutic recreation and inclusive programming for individuals with disabilities.

What Youll Be Doing

As aTherapeuticRecreation Leader you will:

  • Greet andassistparticipants and visitors with a professional friendly and welcoming attitude.

  • Provide exceptional customer service by promptly looking up and sharingaccurateinformation.

  • Set up and break down adaptive equipment.

  • Ensure proper use and maintenance of specialized equipment and facility spaces designed for therapeutic recreation.

  • Monitor activities and participant engagement to ensure a clean safe and supportive environment that accommodates varying abilities.

  • Assistwith problemsolving and troubleshooting during programs and activities or within a facility ensuring accessibility and inclusion.

  • Assistwith cleaning and organizing of facility or program to ensure safety and readiness for use.

  • Be knowledgeable of and enforce program and facility rules and requirements including those related to adaptive recreation.

As aTherapeuticRecreationLeaderyou may:

  • Provide leadership and supervision in schoolbased or recreation centerbased programs or activities that support participants with disabilities.

  • Supervise plan lead coordinate or evaluate a therapeutic recreation activity.

  • Work collaboratively with partners to deliver inclusive services such as adaptive sports sensoryfriendly activities or social enrichment programs.

  • Collect and process registrations and payments while safeguarding financial and personal information.

  • Assistwith administrative processes such as answering phones and returning calls completing reportsmaintainingrecords scheduling ordering adaptive supplies checking in participants contractors guests etc.

  • Support andfacilitateaccessible and inclusive sports programs activities and events.

To be a successfulTherapeuticRecreation Leader you MUST:

  • Be able to follow and give directions and answer inquiries professionally and with a welcoming attitude.

  • Work as part of a teammaintainrelationships attend required training andparticipatein staff meetings.

  • Exercise tact judgment and maturity tomaintainorder ensureappropriate behavior andmaintainsafety in diverse and inclusive settings.

  • Have experience working with individuals with disabilities and be comfortable adapting programs to meet a variety of needs.

The Hourly Rate for this Seasonal Position is $19.15

Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience:One thousand two hundredhours 1200 of relevant work experience as a leader or instructor in one or more recreation activities preferably including experience with individuals with disabilities.

  • Education:Completion of two2years in college preferably with coursework in recreation therapeutic recreation special education or a related field.

  • Equivalency:An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly as it relates to employment opportunities the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference refer to the Careers webpage onHiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education relevant experience knowledge skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicants responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a Lateral Transfer candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge skills and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation the Countys Public Employees (which does not include employees of the Sheriffs office) are subject to the Countys ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employmentand the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at19A12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from theEthics Commissionwebsite.

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