Recreation Coordinator

HELP USA • New York, NY

11d • Onsite

About The Position

HELP USA is seeking a Recreation Coordinator to work with school-age children and young adults living in one of our temporary family housing facilities. The role involves developing and implementing an annual recreational program, ensuring services for children with special needs, encouraging family participation, conducting community outreach, creating a resource guide, maintaining a safe environment, supervising staff, and managing the recreation department budget.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience and skills.
• Strong organization skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Valid US driver’s license.
• Computer literacy.
• Must be creative, responsible, patient, kind, and caring and enjoy working with children.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing an annual recreational program that is developmentally appropriate and meets the needs of all age groups and that will foster positive socialization and empowerment, as well as the physical, cognitive, and emotional well-being of all program participants.
• Ensuring that appropriate recreational services are available for children with special needs, whether within the existing curriculum or through service linkages.
• Encouraging full participation of resident families, including parents, to enhance family cohesion and re-socialization in the shelter environment and to ensure maximum utilization of recreational services.
• Engaging in aggressive community outreach to secure service linkages, in-kind donations, and other community resources for our residents and our program.
• Developing a resource guide of free and inexpensive recreational resources in the area.
• Maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all participants in recreational activities.
• Providing ongoing, focused supervision of all staff through the facilitation of regular recreation staff meetings and individual supervision of all recreation staff.
• Developing a budget for the recreation department, including basic minimal operational needs, new needs, and “wish lists.”

Benefits

• Health insurance through Cigna, including dental and vision, with an option that covers the entire family with minimal employee contribution.
• Generous Paid Time Off!
• 401(k) with Company contribution, even if the employee doesn't contribute.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree