FSRI Children's Activities Coordinator

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Position Summary:To plan coordinate and implement engaging age-appropriate activities and programming for children adolescents and families living at Lucys Hearth. Build positive trusting relationships with children and families while creating a safe welcoming and supportive environment throughout their shelter experience. Provide a variety of recreational educational creative social-emotional and community-based activities that encourage healthy development connection learning and positive family experiences. Collaborate with staff volunteers and community partners to identify and provide opportunities that meet the interests and needs of children and families.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in social work Early Childhood Education Child Development Human Services Recreation or related field preferred; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience working with children and families and planning age-appropriate activities preferred.
• Strong communication organization teamwork and relationship-building skills.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to diverse cultural racial ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and follow agency policies and safety requirements.
• Flexible schedule required including occasional evenings weekends holidays and adjusted hours for planned activities events outings or guests.
• Valid drivers license reliable transportation current insurance registration inspection and acceptable driving record required.
• Ability to safely supervise children of varying ages and developmental levels.
• Successful completion of required background checks and agency screening.
• Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6% above base pay.
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8% above base pay.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the ability to:

• Travel to community locations and other FSRI sites as needed including navigating walkways stairs and elevators.
• Lift and carry up to 20 pounds.
• Safely participate in and supervise children during a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.

Dont meet every single requirement Here at FSRI were dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If youre excited about one of our career opportunities but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
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Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and diverse and inclusive teams working across the Health Healing Home and Hope divisions are experts in their fields delivering strategies to positively impact provide services statewide and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidates relevant and transferable experience certifications licenses degree and language ability.