Youth Activity Aide

SUNNY GLEN CHILDRENS HOME INC • Brownsville, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

An effective Youth Activity Aide assists the Recreational Coordinator with designing and developing a recreation program. The recreation program must consist of leisure and acculturation activities for UC. The Assistant Recreation Coordinator will assist the Recreation Coordinator in developing a monthly calendar of activities and programs all outings. Additionally, the assistant Recreational Coordinator will help implement, and supervise, the daily leisure and recreational activities provided at the facility.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Minimum of a High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• At least 1 year’s experience with children in child welfare, medical, or social service settings is required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, and Excel.
• Valid Texas Driver's License.
• Have a record of tuberculosis screening showing the employee is free of contagious TB.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and taste or smell.
• The employee must regularly exert up to 25 pounds of force (mopping, lifting groceries, moving furniture, cooking, etc.) and occasionally be able to perform a restraint on youth weighing up to 200 lbs.
• Must be able to frequently maintain visual and auditory supervision of multiple children.
• The employee must be able to make quick decisions, tolerate frustration and be able to always balance mental toughness with compassion.
• The employee must be able to multitask.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university is preferred, but not required.
• At least 1 year of experience working with children in the recreation department is preferred.
• Licensure is not required, but P.E. or other recreation certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Uphold recreational policies and requirements.
• Integrate the common core government guidelines into each recreational activity.
• Create benchmarks for program success and track progress towards those goals.
• Develop programs that improve staff performance that results in student and organizational success.
• Provide guidance to the organization’s department leaders and cooperate with those leaders to make the center a better place.
• Respond immediately to concerns from students, school administrators or facilities managers.
• Other duties may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED