Bilingual Recreation Specialist II - St. PJ's Children's Home

About the position

Under the general direction of the Assistant Program Director, the Recreation Specialist is responsible for the coordination and implementation of daily recreational activities for UAC in accordance with agency policy, TDFPS Minimum Standards and ORR Policy. This includes ensuring a safe, clean and organized environment for structured and unstructured activities that enhance quality of life for UAC, support pro-social behaviors, and promote acculturation.

Responsibilities

• Designing, scheduling and facilitating age-appropriate activities for the residents, including cultural and spiritual activities
• Ensuring educational services are provided in a manner that promotes best practices and facilitates the optimum delivery of quality trauma informed care to UAC
• Ensuring that UAC receive at least one hour per day of outdoor, unstructured leisure activities and one hour per day of structured activity (outdoor recreation is increased to a total of three hours per day on weekends and holidays)
• Creating a monthly recreation calendar that includes cultural and spiritual activities
• Maintaining recreational supplies and equipment inventory
• Ensuring that necessary supplies, equipment, and directions/instructions are available for all unstructured and structured activities

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences, human services or social services fields; or a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent plus two years of employment experience in the child welfare field planning activities for children and/or adolescents
• Minimum one year experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting
• Reliable transportation
• Valid driver license
• Valid vehicle insurance
• Able to show proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route if working directly with unaccompanied children

Nice-to-haves

• Bilingual: Fluent in English/Spanish with regards to reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the spoken language