Recreation Specialist Jobs

The Recreation Specialist is responsible for planning and organizing engaging daily activities for the Healing Home Program. Recreation specialists handle the event's outline from conceptualization to the actual execution, including the location, resources, participants, and budget limitations. They consider the needs of the participants and develop strategic plans that would cater to the youth’s lifestyle, growth, and development. The recreation specialist may also conduct outreach operations to bring in outside support to foster the youth’s positive growth and development. The recreational specialist also maintains a hazard free, clean and orderly household; prepares meals to conform to menus; completes all required logs, forms and reports, participates in meetings and training as scheduled; accompanies groups or individual youth for outside activities or appointments as scheduled.
Responsibilities

• Accompany, supervise, and provide transportation for activities
• Record client progress in regards to independent living skills development
• Participate in the service planning and review process
• Accompany, supervise, and provide transportation (when necessary) for appointments and activities
• Attend supervision and meetings as scheduled
• Provide counseling and support
• Provide individualized care and supervision of each resident
• Provide crisis intervention and behavior management
• Organize and conduct social/recreational/cultural activities
• Employ trauma-sensitive practices
• Organize and facilitate independent living skills groups in the residence
• Provide individualized skill assessment, instruction and supervision
• Ensure adherence to medication regimen
• Report incidents, occurrences or untoward events to the supervisor as soon as they occur and complete appropriate paperwork
• Deliver services in accordance with service goals and objectives
• Complete all assigned documentation in a timely fashion
• Create a warm, caring, home-like environment
• Develop a comprehensive activity/recreation plan for all residents
• Fulfill any other tasks assigned by House Supervisor
• Distribute and reconcile petty cash
• Collaborate with inter and intra agency training and ILS initiatives
• Assist in residence household duties (general cleaning, laundry, shopping, meal planning and preparation); train and supervise children in developing these skills
• Provides a warm, homelike atmosphere by establishing an individual relationship with each resident focusing on that resident's positive growth and development.
• Provide direct care coverage with flexible work hours
• Develop community contacts and resources to support the above activities