Recreation Staff

Position Overview:

Recreation Staff support the planning and delivery of structured recreational educational and enrichment activities at a federally contracted residential facility. This role helps create safe engaging age-appropriate programming that promotes wellbeing positive social interaction and daily routine in a fast-paced operational environment. The ideal candidate has experience working with migrant populations is comfortable in rapid-response or emergency settings and can work respectfully with individuals from diverse cultural linguistic and personal backgrounds. This is a fully onsite position based in Alexandria Louisiana.

Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Plan organize and facilitate structured indoor and outdoor recreational educational and enrichment activities for children youth and family groups in accordance with facility schedules and program guidelines.
• Support age-appropriate activities that encourage physical movement creative expression positive social interaction and constructive use of leisure time.
• Supervise activity spaces recreation areas and group programming to help ensure participant safety respectful conduct and appropriate use of equipment and supplies.
• Set up monitor and break down recreation spaces materials games sports equipment arts and crafts supplies and other activity resources.
• Assist with maintaining schedules activity rosters attendance logs equipment inventories and other required documentation.
• Promote a calm respectful and culturally responsive environment by using sound judgment positive communication and appropriate de-escalation techniques.
• Engage effectively with families and unaccompanied children from diverse cultural linguistic and personal backgrounds.
• Observe participants for signs of distress conflict fatigue or behavioral escalation and report concerns promptly to supervisors and appropriate staff.
• Coordinate with operations case management education medical behavioral health childcare and other program teams to support consistent service delivery.
• Support special events orientation activities and flexible programming needs during surge transition or emergency conditions.
• Follow all safety safeguarding confidentiality and operational procedures while supporting daily activities.
• Perform other recreation youth engagement or operational support duties as assigned based on program needs.

Required Qualifications & Core Competencies:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelors degree in Recreation Education Child Development Social Work Human Services Psychology or related fields is a plus.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in recreation youth programming childcare education camp programming residential services shelter services or other directly related support roles.
• Experience working with migrants refugees asylum seekers families children youth or other vulnerable populations is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced high-demand or emergency-response environments.
• Ability to lead or support structured activities in a safe organized and age-appropriate manner.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work respectfully and effectively with people from diverse cultural linguistic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Strong organizational skills attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate activity logs and documentation.
• Must be based in Alexandria Louisiana or the surrounding vicinity or able to reliably commute to the project site.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing is required.
• Must be bilingual (Spanish and/or another language commonly spoken by migrant communities

Desired Skills:

• Training or demonstrated experience in trauma-informed care conflict resolution and de-escalation techniques.
• Experience designing or facilitating programming for children adolescents families or culturally diverse groups.
• Experience in residential shelter intake reception humanitarian educational or community-based service settings.
• Knowledge of group management behavior support youth engagement and safe recreation practices.
• CPR First Aid youth development recreation leadership or related certification/training is a plus.

Conditions of Employment:

• Employees must be a U.S. Citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the following screening:
• • Federal background investigation (up to and including a Tier 4 DHS clearance)
  • Criminal history check
  • Verification of employment and education history
  • Compliance with all government credentialing requirements
  • Drug Screening
• Employees must adhere to all federal security confidentiality and operational protocols while working within government facilities.
• Must be able to speak read and write in English
• Anovaeon operates 24 hours/365 days and requires the flexibility to work additional hours nights weekends and holidays
• Must show proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.
• Internal background check to the satisfaction of contract requirements.
• If applicable Child Abuse/ Neglect Report (CAN) or child protective services check with no adverse findings.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand walk and move throughout a large facility for extended periods.
• Ability to lead and participate in indoor and outdoor activities including light physical recreation with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to lift carry or move supplies materials and activity equipment up to 50 pounds
• Ability to visually observe and audibly monitor facility activities to maintain safety security and appropriate supervision
• Ability to bend stoop reach and support routine setup and cleanup of activity spaces.
• Ability to work in varied indoor and outdoor conditions including heat humidity and inclement weather as operational needs require.
• Ability to respond quickly and appropriately during emergencies.

Work Environment:

This is a fully onsite position in Alexandria Louisiana within a fast-paced residential and temporary housing environment. Work may occur in indoor recreation areas outdoor recreation spaces classrooms multipurpose rooms residential areas and other operational locations. The role requires professionalism flexibility and comfort working in a dynamic setting with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

Other Duties & Information:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job.

• Position Type: Full-Time
• Travel Requirements: Limited Local Travel
• Location: On-Site

About Anovaeon LLC:

Anovaeon LLC is a solutions-driven company providing end-to-end expertise in humanitarian response. We dont staff projectswe bring the right teams with the right tools guided by innovative leadership that together deliver operational success. From disaster response and recovery to migration and emergency preparedness we integrate strategic leadership with hands-on execution. Our team combines deep industry experience with data-driven solutions ensuring our partners are well equipped to mitigate crises effectively and deliver real impact and mission success.

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