Recreation Specialist
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Job Description
About Dayton Job Corps
Job Corps’ national mission is to educate and train highly motivated young people, ages 16-24, for successful careers in the nation’s fastest-growing industries. At Dayton Job Corps Center, they support this mission by teaching eligible young people the skills they need to become employable and independent, and place them in meaningful jobs or further education. Students have access to room and board while they learn skills in specific training areas for up to three years. The program helps them complete their high school education, trains them for meaningful careers, provides transitional support services, and assists them with obtaining employment. Job Corps graduates either enter the workforce or an apprenticeship, go on to higher education, or join the military.
Job Description: Recreation Specialist
• Classification: Non-Exempt
• Reports To: Recreation Manager
• Shifts available: 2nd Shift: 3p-12p, Weekends required
• Pay: $17.20/hr.
Purpose:
Reporting to the Recreation Supervisor, the Recreation Specialist is responsible for carrying out specialty programs, such as performing arts and other clubs, athletic and other teams, and general recreation activities, in compliance with government, corporate, and management directives.
Your Responsibilities:
• Assists the Recreation Supervisor in planning, implementing, and coordinating a comprehensive and diversified program that will attract voluntary participation.
• Organizes and supervises student participation in a variety of recreation and vocation activities.
• Conducts recreation classes.
• Chaperones students during off-center recreation activities.
• Coordinates the new enrollee recreation orientation and RAP programs.
• Works with the Wellness Manager in implementing the weight-improvement program.
• Assists with the center’s creative arts programs.
• Instructs in a variety of specialty activities (e.g., drama, dance, music) and the clubs program.
• Clearly communicates and consistently models appropriate employability skills, including personal responsibility and computer fluency.
• Adheres to safety practices in all recreational activities, including water sports.
• Models, mentors, and monitors the positive normative culture of the center.
• Acts as a responsible custodian for the assigned center property.
• Reports violations of ethical behavior.
• Suggests opportunities for continuous operational improvement and reduction of waste.
• Identifies and reports environmental health and safety concerns.
Requirements:
• Education: High school diploma or GED
• Experience: Two years of experience in recreation or physical education and in working with youth.
Skills/Abilities:
• Current CPR, First Aid, and water safety certifications
• Ability to promote the Career Success Standards (CSS) by modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students when necessary, and monitoring both positive and negative behaviors through interventions
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Computer proficiency
Minimum Eligibility Qualifications:
• A valid driver’s license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record is required
• I-9 documentation required to verify authorization to work in the United States
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test and background check
